The "capital punishment" comment is so mind-bogglingly tone-deaf that I can't even…Reasonable people are saying that firings are in order, including of people who enabled this toxic corporate culture, *not* firing squads.
My mentor at my old firm gave the best answer for this. "If you hire me, you lose your ability to speak about this ever. If anyone asks you about this, you give them my number. Write on a sheet of paper because you lost your ability to speak." Do they not teach lawyers that any more?
When you read "capital punishment" and think, "Surely he doesn't mean...", and then the next sentence references EXECUTION. That's right, holding a man even a little accountable is the same as murder by the state. Checks out.
It's amazing how out of touch these people are. And I hope that someone is looking at the Angels, too. None of this should be tolerated. Anywhere. And why is Mickey Callaway still "suspended"?
Sandy Anderson's comments have a strong stench of "cancel culture" rebop that many people of a certain political party spew regarding topics like sexual harrasment or racial/cultural insensitivities. No idea what his personal politics are but I think we now know the toxic culture starts at the top for the Mets.
Mets have "new" ownership, but not really. Cohen was a part owner and his own huge firm has been fined ($1.8B with a B) for insider trading (in a more just society he'd have faced charges) and there have been accusations of sexism in his firm as well. The only change in this "organization" is the amount of money it is assigning to player payroll. Same old Mets.
As for Alderson, the ex-Marine, attorney, cancer survivor who rode in on a white horse? A fish with a fat resume still rots from the head down.
For what its worth, the phrase "industrial death penalty" is pretty often used in labor law and collective bargaining agreements to refer to employee termination. I would terminate Alderson for allowing the atmosphere to fester during his first stay in Queens and failure to quickly address it during his second stay including hiring someone known to be problematic, but I am not too concerned about the language he used.
A 60-70ish white corporate exec mansplains to two female reporters that sexual harassment isn't that big a deal and people should just get over it already? Color me shocked.
I am reminded that in 1999, Sandy Alderson was working as Bud Lite's hatchet man, and that's when the umpires union screwed up with that resignation idea. That said, Alderson clearly was out to get them and show that he was a tough customer, and he ruined some lives and got rid of some fine umpires in the process. Nor did it solve what was perceived as a problem with umpires. That was a signal to me at the time that he wasn't someone to be trusted and, well, here we are again.
Yep. He really must, ASAP.
You know shit is bad when Craig hits you with the second post ON A FRIDAY.
The "capital punishment" comment is so mind-bogglingly tone-deaf that I can't even…Reasonable people are saying that firings are in order, including of people who enabled this toxic corporate culture, *not* firing squads.
In no way is this shocking. I wish it were, but of course we don't get to live in that timeline.
My mentor at my old firm gave the best answer for this. "If you hire me, you lose your ability to speak about this ever. If anyone asks you about this, you give them my number. Write on a sheet of paper because you lost your ability to speak." Do they not teach lawyers that any more?
Been saying this for weeks now. Though the level of sheer cluelessness - or worse - is far beyond what I had always thought about Sandy.
When you read "capital punishment" and think, "Surely he doesn't mean...", and then the next sentence references EXECUTION. That's right, holding a man even a little accountable is the same as murder by the state. Checks out.
It's amazing how out of touch these people are. And I hope that someone is looking at the Angels, too. None of this should be tolerated. Anywhere. And why is Mickey Callaway still "suspended"?
Kinda like a squid ink cloud for Jeff Wilpoon, eh?
Sandy Anderson's comments have a strong stench of "cancel culture" rebop that many people of a certain political party spew regarding topics like sexual harrasment or racial/cultural insensitivities. No idea what his personal politics are but I think we now know the toxic culture starts at the top for the Mets.
Mets have "new" ownership, but not really. Cohen was a part owner and his own huge firm has been fined ($1.8B with a B) for insider trading (in a more just society he'd have faced charges) and there have been accusations of sexism in his firm as well. The only change in this "organization" is the amount of money it is assigning to player payroll. Same old Mets.
As for Alderson, the ex-Marine, attorney, cancer survivor who rode in on a white horse? A fish with a fat resume still rots from the head down.
For what its worth, the phrase "industrial death penalty" is pretty often used in labor law and collective bargaining agreements to refer to employee termination. I would terminate Alderson for allowing the atmosphere to fester during his first stay in Queens and failure to quickly address it during his second stay including hiring someone known to be problematic, but I am not too concerned about the language he used.
Loving the midday rant.
A 60-70ish white corporate exec mansplains to two female reporters that sexual harassment isn't that big a deal and people should just get over it already? Color me shocked.
I am reminded that in 1999, Sandy Alderson was working as Bud Lite's hatchet man, and that's when the umpires union screwed up with that resignation idea. That said, Alderson clearly was out to get them and show that he was a tough customer, and he ruined some lives and got rid of some fine umpires in the process. Nor did it solve what was perceived as a problem with umpires. That was a signal to me at the time that he wasn't someone to be trusted and, well, here we are again.