Austinist: Linklater's Inning By Inning World Premier at the Paramount

oh steph

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:13:52 -0600

Well, it seems to me that a pattern would require something happening more than once. I am not aware of any other instances of misconduct on Coach Garrido's part, but then since I got a day job back in '03, my outings to the Disch have waned. Trust me, I completely remeber the shit-storm that hailed down on the team after this happened in '04, and I was disappointed with their behavior, but I would like to think that it wasn't intentional. I believe people should be allowed to make mistakes, even if they are big, public ones. But I don't need to be right. Feel free to hate on!

ccosart

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:42:40 -0600

Um, no. "Optional" meant "well, we can't make you go". And all teams previous and since had the class and sportsmanship to go, including the runners up in Auggie's previous championships. Or the year before when Stanford lost in the final game for the second year in row - I suspect they were disappointed too - but they showed up for the awards ceremony for Rice. Pretending they didn't understand they were supposed to be there is pure BS. They NEVER truly owned up to this classless act. The reason people keep bringing it up is because it fits a pattern of behavior.

oh steph

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:36:13 -0600

ccosart - now I can't speak to what happened in Omaha that day, but I believe that Garrido apologized for the misunderstanding and for not showing up to the "optional" runner up trophy ceremony. The head coach of Cal State Fullerton even defended Garrido, so I say let bygones be bygones.

ccosart

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:19:24 -0600

Too bad Augie and the horns couldn't be bothered to attend the awards ceremony when they lost in the CWS in 2004. Very classy indeed.