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Saturday, January 05, 2008

MLB: Q & A with Jim Bowden

MLB.com: You are known as a person who likes to give people second chances. Why are you giving one to Dukes?

Bowden: He has never had direction or discipline. He never had someone take him aside and really care about developing him as a human being and helping him learn about things off the field.

This player on the field is dedicated to winning. He never talks about himself on the field. He talks about moving runners. He talks about what he can do to help the team win. He is a winner on the field. His problems have been off the field. I think, in this world, when we are blessed to be in a game like baseball, part of our responsibility is to try and help young people improve their lives—not just as players but as people.

This is a tremendous challenge. I would call it my biggest challenge of my career, but one we are going to put a lot of time and effort into. If we can help him off the field and on the field, he will play in an All-Star Game.

The Thoughtform Advocacy Team has met…and The Heart of Humanity Award is all yours, Jim Bowden!

Repoz Posted: January 05, 2008 at 11:12 PM | 6 comment(s) | Login to Bookmark
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   1. Esoteric Posted: January 06, 2008 at 12:25 AM (#2661309)
If we can help him off the field and on the field, he will play in an All-Star Game.


Quite possibly true, but man that's a big IF. And even so, I hate to say this, but Dukes has pretty much travelled beyond the point of no redemption as far I'm concerned.

Still, I've acquired a lot of faith in Bowden over the last two years, especially as a manager of reclamation projects. It's a measure of how far Jimbo has come as a GM under the Lerner/Kasten leadership that I can say that.
   2. Halofan Posted: January 06, 2008 at 01:03 AM (#2661342)
The cure for chemistry...
   3. jwb Posted: January 06, 2008 at 01:32 AM (#2661361)
Is Harold Reynolds available for some Toe duty?
   4. bbc is prejudice bout men Posted: January 06, 2008 at 02:23 AM (#2661390)
there is good in you elijah!! i feel it!!! you cannot hide it from me!!!
   5. Cyclone Alley Posted: January 06, 2008 at 02:55 AM (#2661403)
There ain't no conflict, dawg.
   6. philistine Posted: January 06, 2008 at 02:55 AM (#2661404)
I bet you're not the only woman who thought so!

So Dukes is going to start the season on the bench? Good luck with the Elijah experiment, Jimbo. You know, the devil will find work for idle hands to do.
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