Ron Washington Living the Baseball Version of a Motley Crue Classic

During a Rangers game the other day the action seemed to be taking place in the dugout as much as on the field. At one point--clearly with little to say at the moment--the camera's cut to Texas manager Ron Washington taking a couple puffs off a cigarette.

Stop the presses!



When you think of all the things that probably do go on in that dugout it should come as no surprise that the manager of a professional baseball team needs a cigarette. Now that Josh Hamilton is not in the dugout anymore he doesn't have to worry about enabling anyone anymore.

Lest we forget that ole Ron-Ron used to have another habit that would be seriously frowned upon...

Perhaps he was listing to a little classic Motley Crue before the game and thought he would be a little rebellious.

He was probably thinking how he was having one of those days where everyone's on his case from the owner all the way down the fair weather fans. How he used to have those kinds of day all the time. Now that Josh is out of the dugout he's found a way to get out of it, and he wants to tell you about it...

How he's sitting in the dugout, thinking it's a drag; listening to the umpire just ain't his bag.With two on and two outs he knows it's his cue; gonna take a drag and then go No. 2.

Smoking in the dugout. Smoking in the dugout. Nolan Ryan and Bud Selig can stick it with their rules. Everyone knows that smoking in the dugout ain't cool (when its caught on television).

(....or something like that...)