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John Sickels’ new national top 100 is out with Carlson moving up to no. 21 and Gorman down slightly to no. 53.
https://theathletic.com/1489574/2019/12/30/john-sickels-top-100-mlb-prospects-for-2020/
Those who follow John Sickels on social media know he has been greatly troubled by many things, including what has happened with the minor leagues. He reached the breaking point apparently, announcing the other day that he is retiring from writing about baseball. All the best to John, who recently published his first novel.
https://twitter.com/MinorLeagueBall
(He made many posts about his decision, starting on August 7.)
He reached the breaking point apparently, announcing the other day that he is retiring from writing about baseball.
Good riddance. Maybe he won’t let the door crush his derriere on the way out. The jerk pretty much wished death to Lou Holtz because Holtz is pushing hard for college football this fall.
Sorry you feel that way, Euro. I admit that I sort of tune him out on 95% of his comments as he is one who feels the need to opine on everything. He has about as much control over college football as I do. One of regulars, BobReed I believe, really admired Sickels’ prospect work. That is all I cared about. If he is done with baseball, I might be done with him as well. I’ve thought about unfollowing Peter Gammons several times, but then when I see he follows me, I feel kinda bad…
Not that it matters, but Lou Holtz coached several years at my undergraduate alma mater, so I have always paid attention to him when he’s in the news. He’s eccentric and some people are put off by him at times. He has certainly lost a step as he’s gotten older, but he’s been a great motivator and I believe he always had his heart in the right spot for the young people he led.
For Sickels to describe Holtz (or any other person) as old and therefore highly susceptible to covid, and then to suggest he should expose himself to covid…..well, that puts Sickels very high on the jerk list for me.
Not that it matters, but Lou Holtz coached several years at my undergraduate alma mater, so I have always paid attention to him when he’s in the news.
He coached several years at my alma mater too. I always liked him, but like you said, he could wear thin on people after awhile.
In the business world, I once worked in a city where Lou was coaching. We brought him in to speak to a sales meeting. Told great stories and even did card tricks! But at the end, I checked to see that I still had my wallet. About a month later, he quit to move to his next of many career stops… 😉
Thanks, but I do not need more insight on Lou. If I did, I would Google, “three different NCAA programs put on probation for infractions committed while Holtz was head coach”. I don’t want him or anyone else dead, but I also don’t buy what he is selling. His teams did win a lot of games, though, and he is a College Football Hall of Famer.
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