"The Gambler" Must Be Pissed...

By now, you must all know the Kenny Rogers story (not the grizzled, old country singer - the pitcher for the Texas Rangers).

Quick recap: Rogers got pissed on 29 June (Mom's birthday) at two cameramen outside the Rangers dugout and knocked a camera down from one photog and threatened (or hit) another.

Anyway, Rogers turned himself in this morning on the misdemeanor charge (a second was mailed to him) and got into it with another photog.

This rat bastard attacks two photogs for doing their jobs. Then he gives some crap apology "against his lawyer's advice" and everybody lets him slide so he can go to the All-Star Game and get rocked (thanks for that home run Andruw Jones).

First, he says that the behavior is not normal for him - which is false since he broke his non-pitching hand hitting a water cooler after a bad performance. That, I can't fault him for. Heat of the battle and it happens all the time. But, it does show his penchant for anger.

Next, he apparently ripped a number of framed photos off the wall of the Rangers clubhouse in anger.

Then, the incident with the two cameramen.

He says he wants to take the punishment given to him and face what's in front of him - yet he's appealing his 20-game/$50,000 fine from Major League Baseball. If you don't know, that allows him to play while waiting for the appeal to be heard and the punishment to be analyzed.

And then he goes and does this again. You know what, Kenny. We're tired of your act. You've pitched well this year - but you're looking for a new contract. Either take what the Rangers want to give you (which sure as hell isn't $12-14M/year that you think you're worth) or test the free-agent market.

All these outbursts can't help your cause Kenny. All these outbursts that continue after the fact are only going to turn off the people that you brought back with that apology before the ASG.

The people in Detroit were right to boo you when you were announced and when you came into pitch. Guess what, I was booing you at the same time from the office.

Shut up. Pitch. Go away.

Thanks.