Wake Up With Barry Bonds and Jim Leyland Going At It
These old school videos are the best. Here you have arguably the best baseball player EVER getting absolutely ripped apart by his manager. People do forget that Barry Bonds was on the Pirates, and that Jim Leyland was his manager there. Bonds has said in interviews that he loved Leyland and that he was his favorite manager. Maybe this is why.
Leyland didn’t put up with any crap, it didn’t matter who you were. The way he chews our Bonds in Spring Training was great. Right in front of everyone too. Not behind closed doors, or through a phone call. Shouting “don’t fuck with me” right in his face was just fantastic. Telling him to leave if he didn’t want to be there took onions too. Leyland pulls the ultimate trump card too, saying he’s involved cuz he’s the manager of the club
Could you imagine if a manger was seen or heard yelling at a player like this? This is for all sports too. The player would instantly call their agent and demand a trade. Kawhi Leonard would burst into tears if he even thought that Pop would yell at him like that. Kevin Durant would break down like a child if Steve Kerr spoke to him like this. Bryce Harper would be on their first plane out of DC.
This is how I wish managers and players handled their stuff now a days. Instead of Dexter Fowler ignoring and not speaking to Mike Matheny, they should have to do this in front of the entire team and cameras. No where to hide.