forsberg_us wrote:

As I sit here and type this, I can honestly say I don't remember reading an interview given by the father of any other Cardinals player. Why do people keep interviewing this moron? Here's a clue Tony, Corby just ain't that good.

Every comment underneath the article agrees wholeheartedly with you.
 

=16px“There’s no doubt that Tony La Russa is a spectacular baseball guy. Some of the rules and stuff they had for rookies I thought were just ridiculous. Everybody could ride the team bus to the ballpark, but the rookies had to get a cab. They were just kind of put off. Colby wasn’t with a group of rookies. He was by himself. Here he is, a young kid … and he kind of was left on his own. Never really had a lot of mentoring, and I think that was because Tony wanted to make him tougher. I mean, that was my impression about it. Colby absolutely didn’t like one thing about Tony La Russa, nothing. And he’ll tell you. If you tell him to bring his name up, he’ll want to fight somebody."

I'm not going to try to understand the thought process of a moron like Tony Rasmus, but it's hard for me to believe in the first place that La Russa wouldn't let poor Corby on the team bus. To suggest that Rasmus suffered some kind of permanent psychological damage playing for the Cardinals to the point three years later he would be willing to fight anyone who mentions his name is more indicative the Cardinals were right to rid themselves of this guy. 

artie_fufkin wrote:

=16px“There’s no doubt that Tony La Russa is a spectacular baseball guy. Some of the rules and stuff they had for rookies I thought were just ridiculous. Everybody could ride the team bus to the ballpark, but the rookies had to get a cab. They were just kind of put off. Colby wasn’t with a group of rookies. He was by himself. Here he is, a young kid … and he kind of was left on his own. Never really had a lot of mentoring, and I think that was because Tony wanted to make him tougher. I mean, that was my impression about it. Colby absolutely didn’t like one thing about Tony La Russa, nothing. And he’ll tell you. If you tell him to bring his name up, he’ll want to fight somebody."

I'm not going to try to understand the thought process of a moron like Tony Rasmus, but it's hard for me to believe in the first place that La Russa wouldn't let poor Corby on the team bus. To suggest that Rasmus suffered some kind of permanent psychological damage playing for the Cardinals to the point three years later he would be willing to fight anyone who mentions his name is more indicative the Cardinals were right to rid themselves of this guy. 

I can fairly comfortably say that story is bullshit. The Cardinals don't relegate rookies to a cab. However, Colby probably didn't get to ride the bus with the veterans. Typically, the Cardinals have two buses that transport to/from the hotel. The first has the coaching staff and veterans, and the second has younger players and any remaining team personnel.

I understand it's similar on flights. Coaches and veterans will get a row of seats to themselves, younger players sit in closer quarters.

It's also interesting that among the things that happened in St. Louis that supposedly bruised Colby's psyche, Tony R. conveniently overlooks his own conduct when Colby knocked up his then-girlfriend.  It was well documented that the Rasmus family hid the news from Tony R. out of fears of how he would react, and that when Tony R. did find out he cut off communication with Colby for several months.  I wonder if having his father turn his back on him because he got some chick pregnant had anything to do with getting rid of Colby's bubbly personality?

Last edited by forsberg_us (8/06/2014 1:42 pm)

APIAD wrote:

Also didnt mention rasmus pouting in memphis for a year because he was to good to play triple a ball.

I think rasums personality change could be do to good advice. Every hear someone say everyone thought a person was dumb untill they opened their mouth and confirmed it?

I think that's really the crux of it. You've got a dumb father with a dumb kid, neither of whom expresses himself very well, who think they're entitled to something because the kid can hit a baseball.
What may have gone on is Rasmus' teammates became annoyed with him because of his lack of intelligence. I think we've all worked with or been put into a situation where we're forced to interact with someone who is just plain dumb. It's hard to always have patience with someone like that, especially when it's not just a 9-to-5 scenario and you're with them as much as baseball players are with each other.

Well it is only the most well know piece of case law in the country.  How do u get steipes and still not know it.

forsberg_us wrote:

APIAD wrote:

Well it is only the most well know piece of case law in the country.  How do u get steipes and still not know it.

He was part of the department's initiative on diversity.

Becauee hiring a less qualifies canidate because of race isnt racist if the person that gets hired is a minority. 
 

This is getting off topic but we have had a long standing debate about female officers.  I dont work in a high population area.  If you get a call that is hairy it is likely you and somebody else as ur backup.  3 guys tops.  The debate is if the dept can hire a female officer or not.  Of course the politically correct answer is yes, hire her.  A female "can" be as stern as males.  They "can" be as strong as "some" males.  Im not a real politically correct person and disagree with that.  I dont really care if it makes someone feel good about themself to hire a female.  When i am miles away from another house and rolling around in the front yard with some dude i want to know the next officer that comes isnt going to be a 120lb female.  I dont feel like getting my ass kicked because of someone being polically correct.  I dont feel like getting my ass beat period.  My point is, you should never have to explain ur reasoning for hiring the best applicant.  If race and sex is really irrelevant then the best apllicant should be hired everytime.

forsberg_us wrote:

I worked with a lot of female officers, and am still friends with many of them. But being completely honest, there wasn't one of them I worked with who was worth a shit in a fight. It was never as big of a concern working in an urban area because we could get a lot of help in a hurry, but I wouldn't feel comfortable in a rural area.

 

Thats exactly my opinion.  If there is plenty of help then u can hire some.  If there isnt ur doing a disrespect to ur officers and their families.  In rural areas like mine it is pretty tame.  We dont fight much.  Still if i have to i dont want a disadvantage when i do.  There isnt many male nannys.  Maybe i should start of discrimination movement.