Really hope it's nothing serious.

has the smoking got to Washington?

It's not a health issue. He's hired an attorney to represent him. You don't do that if you get cancer.

Duck Patrol 8:30p, 7/10/14

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Rangers in a full blown mega dive. Ronnie might not last the season

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It's not a health issue. He's hired an attorney to represent him. You don't do that if you get cancer.

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Now it's getting interesting.

Source on the attorney comment?

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According to Daniels, the move was finalized Friday, although the team was aware of the situation for a few weeks. When asked if Washington considered taking a leave of absence, Daniels said, "We looked at a variety of different things. Ultimately this was right for him."

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From http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/09/05/ron-washington-resigns-as-rangers-manager/15143601/

This is getting interesting ...

You are just going to have to trust me on this.

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Can you say if the legal issue is with regard to his relationship with the Rangers or is something off-field & personal?

Don't be a drama queen. What is it then?

I guess predictable should have been off the table with this season...

Falling out with the wife?

If you're going to post "trust me, I know something"...either give the details, or don't say anything at all. It gives the impression you're looking for attention.

It is code for "I don't really know **** but want to pretend like I do."

I don't know anything about the trouble he may be in, but this is not a health issue. At least not a health issue where he is dying or someone in his family is dying.

My source is as good as you can get on this.

Anyways, the media will dig this out soon enough.

Also keep in mind that if this was for drugs, then MLB would be handling the communication here.

Houston Astros?

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I don't know anything about the trouble he may be in, but this is not a health issue. At least not a health issue where he is dying or someone in his family is dying.

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That takes me back to my original comment that his "personal reasons" may have something to do with a failure to get along with the front office.

He still has a year on his contract - did he hire an attorney for a breach of contract claim if he felt he was forced to step down?

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I don't know anything about the trouble he may be in, but this is not a health issue. At least not a health issue where he is dying or someone in his family is dying.

My source is as good as you can get on this.

Anyways, the media will dig this out soon enough.

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which means it could be for exactly what he has said, "a personal issue..." posts like yours are ridiculous.

might not be for drugs or any other type of personal issue, or it could be. you haven't helped at all. thanks.

he's the winningest rangers manager ever, and losing the series had nothing to do with him and everything to do with Cruz and Feliz.

If that was the case, the easier path would be to say they disagreed on philosophy and decided to part ways. That is easy and happens all the time in sports and business. You don't put out a "personal issues" cover for that.

I believe what they say - it's personal but not drugs.

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he's the winningest rangers manager ever,

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Which isn't saying much ...

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and losing the series had nothing to do with him and everything to do with Cruz and Feliz.

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Or anything to do with a number of bonehead manager decisions too. We could have started Wilson or Holland (who was brilliant in Game 4), and Wash or Pettis should have addressed Cruz playing too shallow. He also should have sent ANYONE other than Oliver out to finish that game - I would have been happier to see Feliz have another go. He shouldn't have let Colby bat with a 2-out, 4-3 lead, and it was a horrible decision to let Colby bunt into a double play in the 2nd.

Thanks for taking me back to that place ...

Rangers will probably run off 15 in a row now that Wash is gone.

Sucks that this happened after they were mathematically eliminated.

He also could have used a damn defensive replacement for Cruz! Endy Chavez makes that play.

Now I'm sad again.

George Riba quoted Gary Pettis on Wash: "we just hope he has a speedy recovery."

Edit: so if that's true, how does the attorney fit in?

Maybe his Apple Cloud account was hacked and they found nudies of him.

And this from Evan Grant

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Gary Pettis, Ron Washington's closest friend on staff said he had no idea that anything was amiss. Completely gut-punched. #Rangers

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Kind of contradicts the "speedy recovery" quote from Pettis in earlier tweet

How so? The speedy recovery wish is from after he was made aware of the situation obviously.

Ya...I was basing that on when the tweets came out. Gut punch could have been not knowing anything...and then finding out it's a health issue. My bad.

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he's the winningest rangers manager ever, and losing the series had nothing to do with him and everything to do with Cruz and Feliz.

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so wrong

Gambling?

That would line up with everything mentioned before. Especially the lawyer.

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he's the winningest rangers manager ever,

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Which isn't saying much ...

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and losing the series had nothing to do with him and everything to do with Cruz and Feliz.

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Or anything to do with a number of bonehead manager decisions too. We could have started Wilson or Holland (who was brilliant in Game 4), and Wash or Pettis should have addressed Cruz playing too shallow. He also should have sent ANYONE other than Oliver out to finish that game - I would have been happier to see Feliz have another go. He shouldn't have let Colby bat with a 2-out, 4-3 lead, and it was a horrible decision to let Colby bunt into a double play in the 2nd.

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Holland pitched 2 innings, and gave up a home run and another hit in 2 innings. Holland was on short rest, while Colby was on extra rest. While Holland was brilliant, he had also thrown 116 pitches in that effort. Colby hadn't been as brilliant in Game 2, but 6.2 innings with 4 hits, 2 walks, and only 1 earned run is hardly going to make you feel like you need to shut a guy down for the post-season.

Besides, Colby went 5.1 giving up 2 earned runs. Not terrible, but he's not the crux behind giving up 10 runs in 11 innings.

Wilson- he was on 2 days rest having just taken 108 pitches to make it 5.1 innings. No, you don't start him in a Game 6. That's a silly suggestion.

I don't understand the Feliz-Oliver comment as Feliz came in the game in the 9th to close it out, and gave up the 2 runs and acquired the blown save. (7-5 lead turned into a 7-7 tie in the 9th). It took Feliz 22 pitches to do that, as well.

They could have elected play Cruz further back, except that doesn't make just a hole lot of sense if one looks at David Freese's spray chart

Maybe Endy Chavez makes the play- maybe that's a more fair criticism but I think what needs to be remembered is the team didn't lose the Series that night. The entire team, and maybe Washington included, completely capitulated in Game 7 and didn't even gives themselves a chance.

Every time- whether it was Rudy, or Anderson as 3rd base coach, every time, once you get out of the Texas Rangers fish bowl the numbers stacked up well against the rest of the league. Maybe take a more holistic view and just consider Washington counter-part that World Series...one of the game's "great" managers at one of the game's "great" franchises...who didn't win-didn't make- a Series in his first 10 years in St. Louis and realize there's not a manager anywhere who, when looked at microscopically, doesn't make a pretty big list of "mistakes."

Gambling is a good guess. Definitely lines up with the bluet points we know.

If they're ruling out health, I think it has to be something legal. Listening to a few cuts of the press conference and then Evan Grant on the ticket, everyone sounded really emotional and shaken. I'm afraid it's going to be something really bad.

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I don't understand the Feliz-Oliver comment as Feliz came in the game in the 9th to close it out,

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Sorry, different game. In game 6 Oliver came into the 10th and gave up 2 runs.

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They could have elected play Cruz further back, except that doesn't make just a hole lot of sense

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The big deal was that in that situation, you can't let a ball past you or 2 runs get in. Look up a YouTube video - the other outfielders got that and were playing shallow.

Here's a source to offset your spray chart: It's called a no-doubles defense.

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The entire team, and maybe Washington included, completely capitulated in Game 7 and didn't even gives themselves a chance.

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Fair enough.

That's all I'll respond to - not really in the mood to rehash the entire series. It was a time better forgotten.