Augie Garrido on ESPN 2

Ok, I'm going to say this and quickly duck so I don't get tomatoes thrown at me.

I enjoyed the program, but I must say I'm probably not with the public opinion here.

The man is obviously very successful. The man obviously has a tactic that works for him that produces players and results.

But I found myself listening to his speaches and wondering what point he was trying to stress.

Now obviously Huston Street is a high intellect which allowed him to digest the point of Garrido's conversations. But seriously, the man covered so many different topics in conversation I didn't know if he was talking about a game or the worlds social security crisis.

I do think his approach in teaching the game of life versus baseball is an excellent protrait of a successful coach.

And taking a program like Cal State Fullerton from rags to riches took savy and knowledge and extreme foresight.

But every kid in the state of Texas wants to play at UT when they grow up. Recruiting the players for that program isn't difficult.

Again, not discrediting a single thing the man has accomplished. Just thought that sometimes his outlook was jumbled with a little too much for a 18-21 year old mind.

Guthrie,
It may be difficult for you to understand but for most playing at that level they understand his message.

BTW: If not now then when, it will probably not have the same effect at the alumni golf tournament.

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Originally posted by Letot:
Guthrie,
It may be difficult for you to understand but for most playing at that level they understand his message.

BTW: If not now then when, it will probably not have the same effect at the alumni golf tournament.

Really?

I guess I wouldn't know, I never played at that level.

No need to state the obvious.

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Originally posted by Letot:
No need to state the obvious.

Letot,

The obvious is you don't have a clue.

hit a nerve did we

Ken, I have no problem with what you said, but that is the ugliest picture of you. Could you change it please! lol

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Originally posted by Letot:
hit a nerve did we

Yep, laying on the ground in the fetal position.

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Originally posted by Bighit15:
Ken, I have no problem with what you said, but that is the ugliest picture of you. Could you change it please! lol

How's this?

Ken's inability to put 2 and 2 together is probably one of the reasons he had a hard time getting out of the bullpen.

KG,
That is the greatest picture ever.

Back to the topic of this thread... does anyone know when this show will air again? I could not find anything about it on ESPN.com.

Ken, it looks more like me.

I really enjoyed it. He knew exactly what he wanted to do with his life and then he went out and did it. I thought his speeches to his players were fantastic. Especially the one after the loss when he explained to them that no one on the other team could play for them but they just got their a** kicked. Then he went on to explain why. His practice schedule and how he used other sports to set the tempo and the pace. All around a great piece on a great baseball coach. I taped it and I will watch it several more times.

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Back to the topic of this thread... does anyone know when this show will air again? I could not find anything about it on ESPN.com.

They ran it again today (Wednesday) espn2

Its an insightful piece.

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Originally posted by Letot:
Guthrie,
It may be difficult for you to understand but for most playing at that level they understand his message.

Hmmmm.....

What message is he sending now I wonder?

For the kids sake, I hope they don't understand this one.

He is sending the message that nothing good happens when you are on the road after midnight.

P.S. I hope it all works out well for him...we have all done stupid things in our life, we just may not have gotten caught.

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Originally posted by cheapseats:
He is sending the message that nothing good happens after midnight.

And you can't stay up with the owls and fly with the eagles.