Look, I like taking potshots at Ruben Amaro as much as the next guy. And I almost snorted lime-flavored sparkling water out of my nose today when one of you made a comment about how Amaro is too keeping up with sabermetrics given that he just put “Moneyball” in his NetFlix queue. Really, the possibilities of slamming the guy for doing what he’s done to a team that was one of the best in baseball a couple of years ago are endless.
But I do feel somewhat sorry for the guy after reading about his exchange with sports talk yakker Mike Missanelli today. The 700 Level has a total rundown of the exchange. First Amaro tried to argue that players don’t get worse as they get older. Then Amaro got snippy and this exchange went down:Amaro: “You’re out of line because you’re uninformed, Mike.”
Missanelli: “Well, I look at the standings, and you’re in last place, Ruben.”Maybe don’t go on talk radio anymore, Ruben. It’s making me feel bad.
