Joe Cowley Goes Crazy

[Prizefight]

Well, goes crazy again I should say...

 

http://deadspin.com/5616047/white-sox-beat-writer-goes-nuts-on-minnesota

 

 

He might regret this at some point, but this served as my morning laugh

[Banedon]

I would like more info on this...

 

He's also been suspended from the BBWAA for his "embarrassing" MVP votes on multiple occasions.

[Prizefight]

From Wikipedia, but...

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cowley

 

Cowley gained notoriety nationally when he admitted on Tuesday Nov. 21, 2006 on the Mike and the Mad Dog show, which is heard on WFAN New York, to be the only writer to vote Derek Jeter in sixth place on the American League MVP ballot. However, if Cowley had placed Jeter first on the ballot, Justin Morneau still would have won.

 

That was the second such incident for Cowley; after omitting Blue Jays players Carlos Delgado and Vernon Wells, two top-ten overall finishers, from his 2003 AL MVP ballot, the Chicago chapter suspended him from voting the subsequent year. They accused Cowley of not voting seriously, saying he "embarrassed" the Chicago chapter of the BBWAA. [1]

[CubmanPi]

Yea, that definitely sounds interesting. Googled "Joe Crowley BBWAA suspension" and got this:

 

http://sportsbybrooks.com/joe-is-there-something-you-want-to-tell-us-28212

 

In 2003, Cowley omitted Blue Jays Carlos Delgado and Vernon Wells from his American League MVP ballot, earning a one-year suspension from awards voting by the Chicago chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.

 

Cowley’s colleagues said he did not take voting seriously and “embarrassed” the chapter for not ranking among his top 10 choices either second-place finisher Delgado’s league-leading 145 RBI season or the .317 average, 33 home runs and 117 RBIs that led the other voters to rank Wells eighth.

The context of the decision was that he had spent plenty of energy going on a similarly juvenile rant about the city and population of Toronto. Apparently this guy votes with his obnoxious homerisms. I'm surprised they reinstated him. What a tool.

[shnsajax]

So does this mean he is now allowed to vote for the Gold Glove?

[Banedon]

The guy is very likely a huge tool, but I wonder what the point of having a vote is if you're going to get suspended for not voting for the right people.

[Tracer Bullet]

The guy is very likely a huge tool, but I wonder what the point of having a vote is if you're going to get suspended for not voting for the right people.

 

I prefer suspending people for voting for the wrong people to the CFB coaches poll.

[Wilson A2000]

In a day when newspapers are cutting staff like never before, Cowley is giving the Sun Times a few reasons to get rid of him down the line.

[daske17]

Looks like someone is auditioning to be the new Mariotti.