Padres Seem to Excel in Making Complaints

Today I read in the paper that Tony Fernandez is the latest Padre to complain about the manager. The players complain that Greg Riddoch is too casual and doesn’t stand up for them. Before Riddoch, Jack McKeon was manager and the players complained that he didn’t keep discipline in the clubhouse or provide enough leadership. Before McKeon, Larry Bowa was the manager and the players complained that he said mean things about them to the press and wasn’t a nice person to be around. Before Bowa, Steve Boros was the manager and the players complained that he was too nice of a guy and didn’t get them fired up for the games. Before Boros, Dick Williams was the manager and the players complained that he wasn’t nice enough to them and wasn’t sensitive to their feelings.

I don’t understand how anybody could possibly think that today’s players are high-strung, overpaid prima donnas, they just seem to be mismanaged.

WILLIAM HOMANN, San Marcos