[Quality88]

Originally Posted by SpaceCadet

What if all this speaking out and damning of consequences gets you a pink slip? Been there, done that. Don't condemn those who choose to think before they speak. Like it or not, opening up your mouth a little too widely can bring a world o' hurt down on ya. Personally, I don't see anything wrong with diplomacy. If someone comes at me with temper's blazin', the first thing I do is tell them to go rotate on a fence post. I get defensive and nothing gets accomplished. Diplomacy first, and then if that doesn't work, have at it. I guess that's where Tony's at right now.

There is somethin to be said about diplomacy SC.... in my experience though, diplomacy has screwed me more than anythin. It's when I've went in full steam ahead and blasted away that things went right..... but that's me.

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by SpaceCadet

What if all this speaking out and damning of consequences gets you a pink slip?

I honestly don't think Tony would have any trouble finding a new ride if Home Depot decided that they had seen enough of his outbursts. I dislike his attitude but if I were an owner I wouldn't mind having him drive for me.

[Phils20]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

I honestly don't think Tony would have any trouble finding a new ride if Home Depot decided that they had seen enough of his outbursts. I dislike his attitude but if I were an owner I wouldn't mind having him drive for me.

He would easily find another ride. All he would have to do is start making phone calls.

He would be the most successful driver on any team out there other than HMS. And being second toJeff Gordon is nothing to hang your head about!

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by SpaceCadet

What if all this speaking out and damning of consequences gets you a pink slip? Been there, done that. Don't condemn those who choose to think before they speak. Like it or not, opening up your mouth a little too widely can bring a world o' hurt down on ya. Personally, I don't see anything wrong with diplomacy. If someone comes at me with temper's blazin', the first thing I do is tell them to go rotate on a fence post. I get defensive and nothing gets accomplished. Diplomacy first, and then if that doesn't work, have at it. I guess that's where Tony's at right now.

I understand your point, SC. Very well taken. I will agree that, as we get older and [hopefully] wiser, the percentage of the time discretion becomes the better part of valor grows.

That being said, there is an old and worn cliche which is germane: "Sometimes a person's gotta do what a person's gotta do." Tony did it.

[LSC9901]

Somewhere down the road I believe many will be praising Tony for his profitable outbursts. There is no doubt in my mind that what he did could have been done with a wee bit more eloquence but the fact remains that a couple of major hurdles were resolved in a short amount of time when prior to each of his interviews nothing was being done. Now when there is a yellow for debris we get to see the debris almost immediately. If you saw any of the interviews with the Goodyear rep you probably got the impression that some changes are going to occur there also. The drivers had complained before with no obvious results.

Yes ... I believe there will, at some point, be some real accolades for Tony.

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

Somewhere down the road I believe many will be praising Tony for his profitable outbursts. There is no doubt in my mind that
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Yes ... I believe there will, at some point, be some real accolades for Tony.

Only by the fans. NA__AR hated it... Goodyear was like a bunch of roaches when the lights are turned on.

The Stewart haters will forever think he was whining.

The Stewart lovers will forever think he did the right thing, even if he had delivered that statement in Mandarin Chinese.

The rest of us have made our feelings known and whatever happens, happens.

[LSC9901]

Well I guess I fall in the middle somewhere Bob. I'm no fan of the person, Tony Stewart. I do like his desire to win and his abilities when used properly (not often enough) If I was ever to be a driver fan I wouldn't pick Tony as the one. Much for the same reasons i would have and didn't choose Dale Sr.

I am happy that he took NASCAR to the edge though. I don't approve of exactly how he did it. I think he just went a bit to far when he stated that he would remove the Goodyear tires from his POV's, BUT ..... he did get everyones attention and that doesn't seem like a bad thing.