What a poor way for Wilson to treat the manager who has inexplicably stuck with him all year. Wilson was about the worst closer in baseball and yet for some reason Washington stuck with him. I the Rangers will do much better protecting late leads with Guardado.

'Duk great post showing a POS move by POS closer. Another reason why the youngsters are responding well to Wash in Arlington. However, how could you condone showing the final 20 seconds of the clip featuring the much hated hip bump??

to #2.... Correction: Joe Borowski is the worst closer in baseball...

I'm slightly disappointed you didn't mention the horrendous hip bumping at the end of the clip. Nevertheless... Go Rangers!

put him in his place

I'm accustomed to athletes getting bashed whenever possible. But here's the truth, for the record:
1. Washington knew CJ Wilson was hurt.
2. Washington had Wilson worked a full bullpen session.
3. Washington THEN had his closer (who, remember, is HURT) come out to work the 7th in a game the Rangers had in hand.
4. Wilson pitched through pain.
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Up to this point, there is nothing to credit Washington

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So somewhat predictably, Sexson - who eats up lefties -- goes yard (and why was Wilson, who was clearly laboring, facing a lefty with the bases loaded?). And Wilson -- who is HURT, remember -- basically flips off the guy who put him in a no-win situation, hurt.
No, he shouldn't have shown up his manager. But his manager showed HIM up. There's nothing to recommend Washington's choices here -- overworking a guy with bone spurs, role, using him outside of his in a bad matchup. That's what gets managers fired, deservedly.
TEX's is one of the worst team ERAs in the majors. They just fired the pitching coach. Washington HAS to get some of the blame, especially if this is typical of the way he uses his pitchers.

The judgment before the game was that pitching would not aggravate the bone spurs. He was hurt, but pitching wasn't going to make it worse.
That said, is was still a bad spot to use your "closer" -- most managers would have rested their closer if he had a bad elbow (see Rivera this past Monday), not thrown into a game comfortably in hand in a mop-up role.
And as for Washington being classy -- you must be talking about George, not Ron. This is just the latest head-scratching move. I'll remind you, he was on his way to being fired in June or May.

How refreshing it is to see a manager take the time to teach multi-milionaires on how to be a good sport! In a time where ettiquette seems to at an all time low and Kids need to see a role model every so often. He was in a Cocky state of mind when he played the White Sox too! He needs to get over himself a little bit and wait till he gets in the dugout to throw his pitty party. Although... It had to suck to be him after that Grand Slam Shot!

Dear "babblingidiot",
I hate to tell you that the nickname suits you well. First, I'm sure C.J. appreciates the "multi-million" dollar raise you've given him, but unfortunately his checks don't even come close. Second, you can't state an opinion as a fact, so "he was in a cocky state of mind" is so far from the truth. He happens to be one of the most appropriate players in the league today. If you feel that at anytime that he isn't a good role model it's b/c you don't know much about him. Lastly, don't be so quick to pass judgment as whether or not he is good sport, b/c the only thing you're right about is that it sucked to be him at that moment. And had it been you, or anyone else wanting to teach him lesson, you would have probably done the same thing or worse. I hope you all get the opportunity to meet the man one day, b/c you'd be quick to delete all you've written.

Epilogue: CJ Wilson will undergo season ending surgery. I wonder if he could have pitched through the condition with a cortisone shot, and I wonder if he didn't decide,why should I go through the effort just to get abused by my manager? if he's done in TEX as everyone says he is, the smart move is to prepare for life after TEX. End result: TEX is down a reliever. You can cry all you want about smacking down the players but in the end, you need players to win. The best thing a manager can do is stay out of the way.
BTW, to the person who said major leaguers play hurt, what's the big deal? Ryan Braun's not playing hurt. I'm not saying he should play in his condition, but never forget that playing hurt is an extra-ordinary effort made in the interests of the team, not the player. So recognize.

Would everyone just lay off CJ Wilson? He made a mistake in the heat of the moment yes, but he owned up to it like a man. Honestly...if you had just given up a grand slam, had bone spurs in your throwing elbow, and were dead after a full bullpen session would you think clearly? I know I wouldn't.