Man I want to know what happened now.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5856597.html

Apparantly he has demanded a trade, and that’s why he’s been suspended indefinitely.

http://houston.astros.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080625&content_id=3002084&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou

i mean, i see his point. he signed with us because we told him we’d give him a chance to be a starter… but this reaction is just ridiculous. good riddance, i say, unfortunately.

here’s the details.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5856597.html

everyone keeps saying that if true, this is the end of chacon’s career. I really doubt that, but we’ll see.

Astros owner Drayton McLane strongly supports Wade, and he told his players as much in a meeting shortly before they began their 3-2 loss to the Rangers.

“We can’t have anarchy,” McLane said. “You can’t have rebellion. If he disagreed with what Cecil wanted him to do, he should have had the courage to sit down and talk to him. He wouldn’t come in Cecil’s office.”

McLane was adamant that Chacon will never return to the Astros.

“Absolutely not,” McLane said. “If you shoved a policeman down or any other public servant, can you imagine shoving a principal in a school? It was in full view of several players. Players pulled Chacon and restrained him. There’s absolutely no way. You can’t defy authority. Even if he disagreed with what they wanted him to do, he should have had the courage to sit down and talk to him.”

The fact that McLane is addressing the team about “anarchy” and “rebellion” makes you wonder if the problems went beyond Chacon. I wonder if Cooper’s credibility is affected because he had to get Wade to handle the situation when Chacon wouldn’t respond to Cooper’s request: Are some players sympathetic to Chacon?

hadn’t heard about this until this morning (watched most of the game without sound, so i missed any reports during last night’s broadcast).

it’s unfortunate, because i didn’t think Chacon’s days as a starter were necessarily over and figured he’d still be a significant contributor to the club. i can’t imagine we’d get anything for him and it’s clear he’s never going to pitch for the Astros again.

sounds to me like there must have been some build up or prior rift between Chacon and Cooper and/or Wade. it’s unfortunate to hear about Wade’s “legendary” temper. it’s just frustrating to see when grown men can’t handle situations calmly and civilly and have to resort to verbal tirades or violence. there’s just no way this whole situation doesn’t damage the club, and even if Chacon and his immaturity are 90% to blame, i can’t imagine there won’t be any lingering feelings about Cooper and Wade and if this situation could have been avoided.

man, this whole thing just sucks… and we’re totally about to lose the silver boot, too (unless we win by 11 points tonight). what a crummy way to start a Thursday.

I mean, Chacon clearly lost control and there’s no defending his violent actions. But if Wade behaved as reported, he’s a douchebag. A lot of major league players have major league egos – that’s a big part of what gets them to that level. You can wish that all players were as selfless and humble as, say, Cecil Cooper was in his day, but wishing doesn’t make it so. That’s not today’s game, by and large. Chacon’s ego is obviously a lot more consistent than his on-field performance. And I think it’s just the nature of a GM’s job that you have to be sensitive to that. It’s part of managing your human assets. And calling a guy out in front of his teammates just ain’t smart.

now Ponson doesnt look so bad afterall.

trade chacon for prospect (if anyone actually wants the dude now- probably just the yankees lol)
i honestly think ed wade should be fired for this.

I think Wade, and ultimately Cooper, needs to go. Seriously. After reading so many reports about Wade’s history and the Astros losing leadership in the clubhouse, etc… this is all just so ridiculous. Everyone should read that Ken Rosenthal article Austin Astroholic posted just above this comment.

Looks like they will not pay him for the rest of the year based on a contract term.

...he couldn’t keep his hands to himself – in retrospect, any trade would be looking good now. Hopefully teachers and parents will be able to use this story to illustrate consequences. Most (perhaps, all?) area schools have no tolerence policies for fighting and its actually refreshing to see the organization act so quickly and with no hesitation. (sorry, I had to find the silver lining).

I figure, hey, what the hell? How can I possibly fault the guy for doing what I personally would LOVE to do? It takes a really special talent to undo the outstandingly mediocrity of the previous administration, but damnit Edward Wade, Esq., I BELIEVE.

posted at 6:25 PM this evening:

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080626&content_id=3009145&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Link

I find it interesting that Oswalt hopes Chacon catches on with another team and says that he shouldn’t be judged by this incident.