More on three strikes…
February 27th, 2007, 2:03 pm · Post a Comment · posted by jotto001
Here’s what sportswriters around the country are saying about the three strikes rule…
Nick Canepa from the San Diego Union-Tribune
Michael O’Keefe from the New York Daily News
Jerome Solomon from the Houston Chronicle
And then there’s this interesting tidbit from Fox Sports blogger John Czarnecki.
“Fans may howl at this story, but marketing man Mike Ornstein warned Fisher about Pacman prior to the draft. Orny called him irresponsible. According to the story, Pacman was in New York City and Fisher wanted him to fly to Nashville prior to the draft. Well, he skipped his first flight. He was having too much fun in NYC. Ornstein, who was trying to sign Pacman to a Reebok deal, was told to get Pacman on the next plane out of LaGuardia. Well, Ornstein went through security with Pacman and escorted him to the departure gate. He watched Pacman get onto the plane.
However, the next phone call from Fisher said it all. Pacman didn’t arrive on his scheduled flight. Yes, he slipped back off the plane at LaGuardia when Ornstein turned his back. There was simply too much partying to do in Manhattan.”
The problem with this league is that there are always teams will to take a flier on a dude with “character issues” if he’s got game. The truth of the matter is that if Pac-Man Jones or Chris Henry were cut by their respective teams today, you can almost bet that there would be more than a couple teams willing to pick them up.
I’m not sure if or even when this rule will be adopted but it’s definitely a positive step toward improving the league’s image.. before it’s too late.
