July 3, 200719 yr I'm happy to say I don't have any idea what addiction's like. But if I did I wouldn't have the audacity to tell my employer (who graciously gave me a job) who they will or will not employ for my sake. Its all about leverage, my man. If you're a lowly intern, you have none. If you're the CFO, you've got it.
July 3, 200719 yr Are we 100% sure that this is or was Hamilton's idea? I mean, what if it states in his contract that he HAS to have a 'babysitter' in order to be a part of the organization. His counter could've been that the team pays for it. Possible?
July 3, 200719 yr IMO who the payer of such an aide is irrelevant to the conversation. We see many odd expenses that teams pay. How many odd expenses do we see for a rookie drug addict that's still 3 years from arbitration? Truth is the guy has a "real" job title, not Josh's babysitter...
July 3, 200719 yr A lot of employers will help you seek treatment if you have an addiction problem. Care to show me what qualifications Johnny Narron has as an addiction treatment specialist? Last I checked he was on payroll as a scout that dissects game tape...
July 3, 200719 yr Then pay for him on your own dime... I'm sure that will free up enough money for a quality bull pen pitcher.
July 3, 200719 yr Care to show me what qualifications Johnny Narron has as an addiction treatment specialist? Last I checked he was on payroll as a scout that dissects game tape... Exactly, and he may very well be the very best scout that dissects game tapes in the league for all we know. I see no problem w/ him being paid by the club.
July 3, 200719 yr Then pay for him on your own dime... Do you know taht he hasn't offered? Are you sure that if he wasn't emplyed by the club that he wouldn't stick around to help Josh live. I'm guessing the club doesn't mind having a babysitter around to help a young man not only play baseball but to live.
July 3, 200719 yr Exactly, and he may very well be the very best scout that dissects game tapes in the league for all we know. I see no problem w/ him being paid by the club. Which has nothing to do with Hobbs saying "If I'm here, he's here". If his merit at the job listed equals him staying, fine. If he's staying to babysit, it should be on Hamilton's dime...
July 3, 200719 yr Care to show me what qualifications Johnny Narron has as an addiction treatment specialist? Last I checked he was on payroll as a scout that dissects game tape... He's never said he was a qualified addiction specialist that I've heard. Nor have I heard Hamilton say that he was.
July 3, 200719 yr Which has nothing to do with Hobbs saying "If I'm here, he's here". If his merit at the job listed equals him staying, fine. If he's staying to babysit, it should be on Hamilton's dime... Wher does he say the club has to pay him? He was worried that he might be gone,” Hamilton said. “But he’s a package deal with me. If I’m here, he’s here. And that’s not just for this year. That’s for a lot of years.”
July 3, 200719 yr Do you know taht he hasn't offered? Are you sure that if he wasn't emplyed by the club that he wouldn't stick around to help Josh live. I'm guessing the club doesn't mind having a babysitter around to help a young man not only play baseball but to live. If Johnny Narron is keeping him ALIVE we are going to have a lot bigger fish to fry sooner or later...
July 3, 200719 yr Wher does he say the club has to pay him? He was worried that he might be gone,” Hamilton said. “But he’s a package deal with me. If I’m here, he’s here. And that’s not just for this year. That’s for a lot of years.” Huh? The quote is pretty clear to me. If Hamilton was going to pay him, there is no need to address it...
July 3, 200719 yr If Johnny Narron is geeping him ALIVE we are going to have a lot bigger fish to fry sooner or later... He's a drug addict. If he falls off the wagon he could very well die. People who fall off the wagon usually do more durgs than when they quit. It's a disease that gets worse and worse. Part of his treatment that has him very comfortable is Narron being w/ him. It may not directly kill him, but if he went back to drugs it wouldn't be good.
July 3, 200719 yr Huh? The quote is pretty clear to me. If Hamilton was going to pay him, there is no need to address it... He was asked a question and answered that as long as he's here Narron would be too. It never said the team better pay to keep him around. I'm quite sure that if he was let go by the team it would be very dumb, but Hamliton would ask him to stay until he was comfortable enough w/ his addiction that he didn't need or want him around.
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