Monday, June 26, 2006

I Thought There Was No Crying In Baseball?

Minor league manager Joe Mikulik had a major league meltdown over the weekend. To say Mikulik, skipper for the Asheville N.C. Tourists, lost his cool Sunday against the Lexington Kentucky Legends would be a gross understatement. Video footage of a Class A South Atlantic League baseball game has finally made it onto ESPN, but not for a clip one would think. This Sports Center highlight reel from today may quite possible be the highlight reel of the year! It contains all the temper tantrum hissy-fit laughable antics one could ever hope for from a terrible 2-year-old. However, Mikulik is a grown man, which also makes his childish behavior highly inappropriate. Although given the fact he is a baseball player, it makes his behavior highly predictable. Watch him chew the ump out, kick dirt, break bats, throw water bottles, tear up bases and toss them into the outfield. It's truly priceless.

Watch The Video Here

Ahhh. His wife and kids must be so proud. By the way, Coach Mikulik was kicked from the game, no surprise. On top of that, his team lost 5-2. I bet it was fun for the players to go back to the locker room after that game!

"Are you crying? There's no crying in baseball!"
- Tom Hanks, from the movie "A League Of Their Own"

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