What’s the Point of Being Grown Up If You Can’t Be Childish Every Once in a While?

This one nearly slipped past, but I would be remiss if I did not comment…

Apparently, Ozzie Smith and the Super Genius still can’t get along. You may recall that Ozzie wasn’t a big fan of the Super Genius’ plan to ease the Hall of Fame shortstop into retirement (which consisted mostly of keeping Ozzie on the bench in favor of Royce Clayton). Well, Ozzie still holds a grudge, and told a Saint Louis paper that he won’t participate in “club-related field activities” as long as the Super Genius is still in charge.

As one might have suspected, this really torqued the Super Genius. Ozzie’s invite to serve as a guest instructor during spring training? Off the table! “For him to repeat those comments is really unreasonable. That invitation is no longer there. He’s not welcome,” said the Genius, who may have had some reasonableness issues of his own.

I guess this just goes to show that none of us – not even Super Geniuses and Wizards – are above acting like spoiled kids…