| Re: What Would You Do?
3. I would definitely not lose the game on purpose. As a GM/Coach, I would believe in winning "now", not "later". As long as my team is right there in the hunt, I would do everything in my power to make sure my team wins the game, and gains home court advantage. The draft pick could end up being for a player that is the future of the game...however it could also be a bust pick, so I wouldn't be willing to take that gamble.
4. As tough as it is to say, I would go for the win. Even if your shaky kicker scores the PAT, you still need to go into overtime, where it might come down to kicking a field goal with your punter. I would bypass that altogether and probably give the ball to A-Train, and have him plow in for 2 points. From what you said above, he is 33% with his kicks currently. This would scare me. Putting him in a do-or-die situation might be too much pressure for a punter, and cause him to miss the XP.
5. I know this is a pretty tough decision to just quickly make, but for the sake of discussion I will say "yes" to the deal. The Royals have been a horrid team for years now, and nothing short of a "kick in the rear" would turn the team around. Mixing up close to half your roster, while scary, might just give the team the boost it needs.
Looking at it from the "big picture", having an All-Latino team would get some buzz going for MLB in general. Fans would be interested in seeing how the team does, and could generate new fans for the sport. It's like back in the 90's when the Red Wings had "The Russian 5", a line of all Soviet players. They were fun to watch together.
Although, the other side of this argument is you could possibly be passing up on some major possible players, assuming they were non-Latino. Granted, the Tigers turned their team around in 1 year, as did the White Sox...but I think with the Royals it might take quite some time to turn them into a playoff team. 10 years of Latino players might hurt them by year 7 or 8, but I would think I'd take that gamble. |