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Originally Posted by MetfanBren  Phillips would have fired Valentine in '99 too, but he was too busy going to "rehab" after being caught banging the intern. There are very few people who would have gotten away with that, especially after they'd just been given their big break. That was when he realized that he could play the Wilpon's for fools whenver he wanted too... |
Valentine meanwhile, bastard that he is, "lost it" as a manager because he threw himself into helping families suddenly missing a parent post 9/11. I can understand that he needed to go, but the hatred to him for losing his abilities as a manager is baffling. It's not because he stopped caring or just became crap, he was exhausted from being a truly good human being. Given the free pass *******s like Castro get in comparison to the villification *some* give guys like Bobby it makes me wonder at the blurring of morals and the need to be entertained when appraising a man.