Revolving Doors

Jimbo appropriately placed Bellevue High legend JR Hasty in the pic of the day today, setting up a week of hirings and firings around the globe. I'm not sure Hasty earned his playing time with his frequent academic ineligibility and questionable dropping in and out of the program. That doesn't exactly exude confidence in a player. Good luck in I-AA, JR.

Rewind earlier to the week and we see the US Women's National Soccer Team coach getting the boot, less than a month after his now infamous goalie switch of Jimbo's GK fave Hope Solo (pictured on the left). So I failed to watch even one match of the Women's 2007 World Cup. The fact this fabulous story came out of it was good enough for me. The media jumping all over the goalie for speaking her mind and calling out a huge mistake by her coach was reminiscent of Cameragate and the Pats. The media's holier-than-thou attitude "policing" others with moral rules is the definition of hypocrisy, if you ask me. That, and I just found Jimbo's desktop wallpaper for his work computer with this pic of Solo. Oh, and Hope is from Seattle also, Jimbo. Check her MySpace page.

Now we come to yesterday, when the SG's forgotten team, Tottenham Hotspur, sacking Martin Jol from his post as team manager. Now, normally I wouldn't praise any firing of a fellow Dutchman. But this move was long overdue. Spurs haven't been competitive enough with the talent they have assembled at White Hart Lane. Jol's insistence on rotating his players in and out is archaic and I'd be frustrated if I were playing for Tottenham also.

Ending with some positive hirings... since most of you probably didn't notice, but in America's pastime, the Seattle Mariners locked up Mel Stottlemyre as pitching coach, and soon to be named third-base coach Larry Bowa also returning to the Emerald City. I like the moves... the more former managers you have around the better. Especially firey managers like Bowa, who add a much needed spark to a clubhouse that has been asleep for the past 5 years under the softspoken Melvin and Hargrove. It's good to have you back, Larry.