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Friday, March 7, 2008
Town Hall Meeting And Tanking
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Town Hall Meeting Tonight Before Wild Game
By now, all STH should have their invites to the Town Hall Meeting hosted by Don Waddell that is slated to begin at 5:30.
I hope all that are able to attend will do so. Regardless what you think about the ASG, Waddell, or the direction of the team… whether or not you support the current GM or feel a change is needed…this is a chance for you to hear directly from the man. He will address those he obviously understands are upset with how this team has played over the past several weeks and you will be able to give back your thoughts and concerns.
Personally, I commend him for doing so and for setting up the forum.
I look forward to reading the comments and observations from those who will be in attendance.
To Tank Or Not To Tank
I’ve heard a lot of chatter in here and in Craig’s blog about wanting the Thrashers to phone in their games and lose. The thought process being to “aim low” and go for the draft pick positioning. However, I’m not a fan of the idea.
Oh, I understand the logic…but as I sat in my seat last Wednesday night, knowing the chance of post-season play was a long shot at best, I still wanted my team to win. In fact, I want them to not only win…but to win the rest of the games from here on out!
It would be awesome, would it not? Were it to happen, and the team go roaring into the playoffs on a 13-1 tear, I would post a “Don, I was wrrr…I was wrrrr…I was less-correct-than-I-normally-am” blog… and I’d do it with a big, fat, hairy smile on my face!
Now, do I expect that this will be the case? No…I’m a dreamer, but I’m not delusional.
However, every game they play, like tonight against Minnesota and tomorrow in Florida, I WANT them to win THAT game, or at least FIGHT hard to win that game. I just can’t root for them to lose.
Sorry, it isn’t in me.
Burn Baby, Burn
OK, I’m sure most of you all saw this on Craig’s blog already, but it’s worth reposting here. My question for him is this…will he be attending the Town Hall Meeting tonight to deliver the urn of ashes to Don?
