Found November 10, 2009 on
Deadspin:
PLAYERS:
Chase Utley,
Joe Frazier,
Dustin Pedroia,
Andre Ethier
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers
Meet Pat Murphy. Head coach of the Arizona State baseball team. Four-time Pac-10 champ. National Coach of the Year in 1998. Also, he's kind of a dick. (UPDATE: Or perhaps not. Read the update) Yesterday, we asked readers to submit their horror stories about asshole coaches, and holy crap did you folks deliver. I'll chronicle a few of them next week, but this story about Murphy from an anonymous reader couldn't wait. Here it is… Pat Murphy is the biggest asshole I've ever met, hands down. Apologies to Chase Utley; the second time you've been dethroned in as many weeks. Last weekend, Murphy hosted his inaugural Charity Home Run Derby. The charity benefits those who are victims of abuse. You'll see the irony in a moment. The event offered tickets for either $9 or $99. The $99 ticket was a VIP pass that included access throughout the stadium. I quickly snatched up one of the $99 tickets. The best news for me was that Muhammad Ali would be making an appearance at...
Original Story:
http://deadspin.com/5401330/a+hole-co...
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