Phillies Manager Pete Mackanin is tired of his players making dumb mistakes so he has implemented a swear jar of sorts. But instead of putting 50 cents into the jar every time you cuss, Mackanin is making players give him two quarters every time they make a mistake on the field.
Phillies.com's Todd Zolecki has the details.
"If you don't get a bunt down, everyone pays 50 cents," Mackanin said before Thursday night's rained out Grapefruit League game against the Braves at Champion Stadium. "If you don't hustle, everyone pays 50 cents. If you miss a cutoff man, everyone pays 50 cents.
"It's a way to be picky about little things, like you made it into second base, but you should've slid. You hit a double, but you coasted into second when you should've come around hard in case the guy bobbles the ball. Fifty cents. It allows me to be a real [jerk] about things like that. What, are you going to complain about 50 cents?"
Ingenious!
Mackanin will be rich in no time. He apparently has already amassed a thousand bucks.
To be fair, there is no indication Mackanin is unhappy with his lucrative salary and is padding his bank account. He says he'll give the money to charity.
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Maybe the Sixers should implement a similar system. They could probably fix Philly's school funding issue in about half a season.