Way to go Jay !

I have been a fairly harsh critic of Jay Zygmunt over the years, and I think justifiably so in a number of instances. When I see he has done something the right way, I believe that should be acknowledged also. The recent holdout by Stephen Jackson could not have been handled better at the Rams end, in my opinion. There were negotiations going on until Jackson refused to report for training camp, and I agreed 100% with the Rams stance at that point - no negotiations until he does report. There appeared to be 'talks' of some sort going on at least late in the holdout time period, and the fact that these were done privately with the agent minus any posturing by either side was something that should occur more often than it does. I think the holdout option is not something a player or agent should be doing, but I will have to give Jackson's agent credit for keeping the negotiations or talks out of the media also. I dont guess Drew Rosenhaus or Scott Boras will take the cue to change their ways, but all the same, thank God its over, and thanks to Jay for some excellent work!
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11:22:00 AM
by Geezer Ram