Randy vs. Gonzo...

Watched the game on television here last night.
Randy started doing a slow burn on disputed ball call from Umpire...Made
it loud and clear he disagreed...but....Randy being Randy was not tossed
out...then followed up by Gonzo's
error on easy fly ball out ...Cintron messed up and Randy was
livid...The Giants just came running on in to home base...I know Randy
and Gonzo
took it to the dugout and into the tunnel...
Looked like Gonzo was not backing down from Randy...Would like comments
from you guys
as to how you think this may affect the team overall... Do you think a
pitcher of Randy's status is unhappy playing on the bottom team?
In other words ...are we going to have him retire
a Dback or get disgusted and move on to the money teams and chances of
playoffs?
Really would like your opinions....Thanks!!!

G. Allen...Mesa, Az

"Ava May" <Avamay- RemoveThis @webtv.net> wrote in message
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> Would like comments
> from you guys
> as to how you think this may affect the team overall... Do you think a
> pitcher of Randy's status is unhappy playing on the bottom team?
> In other words ...are we going to have him retire
> a Dback or get disgusted and move on to the money teams and chances of
> playoffs?
> Really would like your opinions....Thanks!!!

1. How will this affect Randy's relationships with teammates? Not much,
considering he is generally considered not to =have= much of a relationship
with teammates. The closest he's seemed to a teammate was his relationship
with Curt Schilling, and even that had turned rather chilly before the end
of last season. Randy just isn't a pal-around kind of guy; in a situation
like this, that's probably a =good= thing as it tends to minimize any
fallout from his explosion.

2. Is Randy going to be "happy" pitching for a last place club? Depends what
you mean by "happy". He's certainly not "happy" about losing even -one-
game, but that would be true no matter where we were to go. However, his
=family= is quite happy living in the Valley and having Hubby/Daddy at home
for all but about thirteen weeks each year, and all signs point toward
Johnson being more concerned about his family's happiness than his own.
Don't forget, brought a then-borderline HOF C.V. to a last-place expansion
club in '99 because his =wife= fell in love with the Valley.