12 Nov 2024 5:49 pm
Gaylord Perry was a cheater too...but he also worked his *** off just to keep his MLB career alive.Cannonpointer » 23 minutes ago » wrote: ↑ I once won a contest as a manger, and was awarded the prize and given the floor before the entire management body of the company (33 managers). I was asked to say a few words. This is what I said: "Some of you cheated. You know who you are, and you did not win. Others of you worked very hard, and you did not win, either. And some of you worked very hard AND very smart, and still you did not win. To win, you have to work hard, you have to work smart, and you have to cheat."
There was hooting and laughing and applauding that ended in a standing ovation. I was lionized by my fellow managers for the subversive act of speaking the truth. The bosses were negotiating my exit from the company within weeks. Telling the truth in an environment that is built on lies is a revolutionary act.
If a fellow is willing to work very hard, and go to the trouble of working very smart, but he draws the line at cheating; then, I ask you: does he deserve to win? I can tell you this: He will not win against me. Because I ALSO work hard and I ALSO work smart. And I cheat.
He spent a few of his young years bouncing back and forth between AAA and the SFG...until he came up with his MAGIC PITCH
He did what he had to do to win...but he didn't really need to throw very many spitters to keep his competition guessing about what he was going to throw next.
