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Huh? And here I thought it was particular to baseball...

In explaining the New Jersey Nets' decision to fire Coach Lawrence Frank from his position with the (amazingly?) 0-18 team, Nets' President Rod Thorn is quoted in Newark Star-Ledger Staff writer David Allesandro's article entitled, (cleverly), "Frank Dismissal", stating his belief that perhaps a new voice is all that's needed in New Jersey:

"...sometimes the same message from a different voice can change things."

Hmmmmm? Where have I heard that before?

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That's right, it was DC's then-Interim Manager Jim Riggleman's introductory press conference as covered by MLB.com writer Bill Ladson, who quoted Manny Acta's successor in an article entitled, "Riggleman introduced as Nats' skipper", saying that his plans for the team didn't involve any attempt to, "reinvent the game," in fact, he was deternined to "pound the same message" Acta had:

"Maybe coming from someone else, maybe they will respond, maybe they won't. We have to try it."

Not close enough to the Nets' Rod Thorn? How aboot this one...

DC GM Mike Rizzo answered a few questions from Washington Post writer Mark Viera immediately after the decision to replace Manny Acta was announced in an article entitled, "Mike Rizzo Quotes On Acta And Riggleman", wherein Mr. Rizzo responded to a question about the differences between Mr.'s Acta and Riggleman by stating: 

"I just believe the team is better than what they've shown, so maybe something in a different voice, a different way of presenting possibly the same material, could have an effect."

Or was it when Jim Riggleman replaced John McLaren as the manager of the Seattle Mariners in 2008, and told MLB.com writer Guy Curtright in an article entitled, "Riggleman feels for ex-skipper", that he understood what the man he'd one day hire as his own bench coach in DC was going through since he'd been there before himself:

"'As I said when I was let go by the Cubs, a new voice needed to be heard. It wasn't that the message was wrong. It was just the way things go...'"

Is there a manual somewhere? Or...Do Riggleman, Rizzo and Thorn all have the same publicist? Is this something I should look up on corporatedictionary.com? (A corporate version of urban dictionary? Should I have purchased that url before including it in that joke?)...Is this the same thing as saying "I'm sorry for your loss," at a funeral?

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The corporate toadies can never admit they were wrong, even while firing the incompetents they themselves hired....

In other news…….
  “Washington has declined to offer arbitration to free agents Livan Hernandez, Austin Kearns, Dmitri Young, Josh Bard and Ron Villone.”

   Ronnie Belliard has joined the Licey Tigers.

   Phillies signed catcher Brian Schneider, a two-year deal, at $1.25MM in ’10 and $1.5MM in ’11.

Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."

by cat daddy3000 on Dec 1, 2009 9:17 PM EST reply actions  

One good thing about the Braves offering arbitration to Mike Gonzalez and Rafael Soriano

 …. is it might scare off teams who stand to lose their 1st round pick….

Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."

by cat daddy3000 on Dec 1, 2009 9:56 PM EST reply actions  

Latest buzz from the MLB offseason by Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi, FOXSports.com

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/10357594
One free agent who could be in trouble: Shortstop Orlando Cabrera.

Cabrera, 35, led all shortstops with 25 errors last season and also fared poorly in advanced metrics, so other teams with potential needs — the Tigers, Reds and Nationals — probably do not view him as an upgrade.

Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."

by cat daddy3000 on Dec 1, 2009 11:24 PM EST reply actions  

Speaking of corporate-speak...........

  While firing Chip Caray,………..“Both sides have agreed that now is the right time for Turner Sports and Chip to move ahead on different paths.”

  See how much nicer that sounds!…

Mezza: ''Are we there yet?'' ...Roscoe: "In baseball hell? Yes we are."

by cat daddy3000 on Dec 2, 2009 12:03 AM EST reply actions  

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