Texas Manager Admits Cocaine Use in 2009

[waroriole]

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/news/story?id=5003261

Pretty shocking. He said that it was the first and only time he ever did cocaine. I find it hard to believe that a 57 year old man tries coke for the first time.

[Moose Milligan]

I've got a hard time believing that as well, considering the era he played baseball in, too.

That, and he looks like Tyrone Biggums.

"It's cocaine in a can! I love you red balls!"

[Mackus]

If it was his first and only time, then I hope it was off of a stripper.

[Sanfran327]

I've got a hard time believing that as well, considering the era he played baseball in, too.

That, and he looks like Tyrone Biggums.

"It's cocaine in a can! I love you red balls!"

I heard they found him in the clubhouse with Tron and Ashy Larry.

I bet he has to show ID to get into the stadium without a ticket.

[byrdz]

1) No way this is the first time.

2) They really drug test managers??

3) A 57 y/o man, who's most likely not in great shape, has a death wish if he's doing cocaine.

4) If it was the first time, I'm at least slightly curious, who the peer pressure came from. That is to say, it leaves a lot to the imagination of how a 57 y/o major league manager happens upon hard drugs for the first time. It's not as if he's hanging at burning man.

[TyCobb]

Great manager to have for Josh Hamilton.

He is going to get fired right?

[Dr. FLK]

Great manager to have for Josh Hamilton.

He is going to get fired right?

Who do you think sold it to him? :laughlol:

[Mackus]

He is going to get fired right?

No chance, this happened almost a year ago. He offered to resign before the results of the test were even in and Texas told him he didn't have to.

[byrdz]

Great manager to have for Josh Hamilton.

He is going to get fired right?

Nope, the team has already committed to him. I think it had a lot to do with him stepping forward and admitting it but it's not like he had a choice.

Yeah this on top of Hamilton..

[TyCobb]

No chance, this happened almost a year ago.

That shocks me. Doing Coke on the job when you have a player on the team with a serious drug addiction problem.

[Mackus]

That shocks me. Doing Coke on the job when you have a player on the team with a serious drug addiction problem.

I don't think he was doing it in the clubhouse or anything like that.

[TyCobb]

I don't think he was doing it in the clubhouse or anything like that.

I am assuming managers don't get tested in the off-season. I did catch more than a few Texas games and it sure looked like the manager was on something .

[byrdz]

That shocks me. Doing Coke on the job when you have a player on the team with a serious drug addiction problem.

I suppose this answers my question about why test managers, lead by example.

[Hank Scorpio]

It wouldn't shock me to learn that Trembley was on heavy painkillers for a few months last year. Because it certainly WAS painful.

[CrimsonTribe]

I always knew that Ron Washington likes to party.