As a Braves blogger, I’m contractually obligated to link to this video. You have to hand it to the manager of our Mississippi affiliate — he’s obviously studied at the feet of titans, and this was a veritable Norton Anthology of manager tirades:
1) First he pays his respects to Larry Bowa with some old-fashioned nose-to-nose jawing, then…
2) he throws in some Bobby-esque circular stomping
3) The subsequent covering of home plate was a stirring homage to Earl Weaver, and…
4) the tossing of the bases? Pure Piniella.
There’s nothing wrong with acknowledging the old masters in any discipline — as has been said, everything comes from everything else. But a true work of art requires the personal stamp of the artist. And with the first ever “resin bag hand grenade” in recorded history, Phillip Wellman’s legacy is secure.
And so, to him I say “Bravo, sir”! Here’s something you might find handy in the coming weeks and months.
2 Comments
June 5, 2007 at 7:40 am
Sure, the reisen-bag (sp?)/grenade thing was funny. But Wellman just took way, way, way too long. It felt forced after a while. Make it short and sweet while your anger is still at its peak, Phil. And find one central theme. This performance was all over the place. Too uneven. Overall, I’d give it a C+.
June 6, 2007 at 4:04 pm
the length of the episode was forgivable given the sheer genius of the hand grenade maneuver…B-