Clark

I liked your message.  It brought a tear to my eye.   

I won't bother to address your obvious lie.  I'm sure Stevie Wonder blindfolded could see through it.   I would like to discuss your "rhyme and reason" for typing in the third person and talking about how Clark Jones made such a great move bringing in an assistant who played in the major (Please refer to page 9). 

I would also like to know your "rhyme and reason" for labeling your team as only normal, underdog guys who do the best with "what they got".  Clark, if you would only give one ounce of effort everyone of those players could be all-stars.  Every kid who plays college baseball has potential, but your pathetic attempt at "coaching" only hurts their chances of becoming more than "normal". 

I believe coaches should look at their players by what they could be.  As opposed to designating them to role players, or underdogs.  You only look at kids as income into the school in order to preserve your job. 

Nobody thinks of Elmhurst baseball as a family.  No one is proud to say they played for Elmhurst.  No wonder you don't have any money.  Why would someone donate to a program that they won't even admit to playing for. 

I just wish those kids now can get past your overbearing stupidity and get to play the game the way it is supposed to be played. 

 

This message is to big poppa.

Double click on Dirty Dozen's Icon box and you'll see that the email address actually is clarkj@elmhurst.edu and I see that you've have cross referenced that on Elmhurst College's website.  I apologize for my typo.  But realize that my message still holds true as well as everything else I plan on writing about Clark.   

Clark

Stop sending me personal messages under a different name - baseballnut.   I still know it's you because YOU ARE STILL USING YOUR SCHOOL EMAIL. 

To anyone interested in the state of Elmhurst baseball all you have to do is read the previous quote made by Dirty Dozen a few weeks ago.  Dirty Dozen is actually Clark Jones, head baseball coach of Elmhurst College.  This fact can be verified by the fact the Jones used his own Elmhurst email account that is read CJones@elmhurst.edu. 

One would have to question the intelligence of someone who tries to hide his identity but then fails to realize that providing a readily accessable email address consisting of your own name will hardly fool even the slowest of readers. 

If this was just a foolish act of a person that really tries to promote his team to the best of his ability, then this message would go unnoticed.  But Jones is a horrible leader that does not care at all about his field, his equipment, his assistants, and most important his players.  He constantly lies to, backstabs on, and hinders any advancement of ability by his piss poor coaching ability. 

My only desire in bringing this to light is the hope that the more people know about his inabilities as a coach the greater the chance future players won't have to experience what many have already have had to endure.   

Quote from: Dirty Dozen on March 20, 2006, 06:57:57 AM
Hey Sweetness:

You sound down on Coach Jones?  In his defense, it's early on in the season.  Do you think he may be trying to learn a little more about his team and what his reserves can do?  How will he ever know about what his reserves can do unless he plays them in these games?   It's the 2nd game on a 9 game swing.  There's a lot of baseball left.  Lighten up.  Oh by the way, what doesn't show up in the box score, those reserves crushed the ball right at people including Matt Brauer who hit a missle right at the 3B in the 7th (I was told they played 2-7 inning games so it couldn't have been the 9th)  In addition, Pat Meginniss, Travis Cox, and Brett Lilley hit the ball very hard too and had nothing to show for it.  Is that Coach Jones's fault?  I heard his starting pitching in that game (and I don't know who it was?) was continuously not getting ahead of hitters, walked some guys, and had a lot of 3 ball counts.  Is that Coach Jones's fault?   Nick Ferrin who has been a very reliable and steady pitcher for the Jays came in in relief of the starter and hit his first batter he faced.  Was it the reserves fault those pitchers weren't ahead of hitters and Ferrin hit a batter who eventually scored?

I think you should be happy the Jays have a coach who has enough balls to play his reserves every now and then to give them a chance.  In the long run, won't they be better off if the Bluejays have a strong bench?  Coach Jones probably already has a good idea of what his starters can do.

Hang in there.  Coach Jones is a veteran Coach, has been around the block and knows what he's doing.  The Jays have a strong club and playing the reserves now when he can will only strengthen their team in the long run.   So chill bro - it aint the end of the world.