The social media commentary on the issues seemed to be pretty tame. I did not read every comment, but he was largely supported by the fans. The video was shot by a rookie and was not meant to be seen in public. The whole thing backfired when my beloved Cardinals were bounced by the Nationals. That makes his impassioned speech a little forgettable and laughable.
I recently ate at a Denny's. There were two 20- something women at the table next to me cussing severely. One of them used the F bomb once in every sentence and I wish I was kidding. If my family would have been with me, they would have offended me. I was not offended in general. Being unable to not listen to their conversation, I could easily determine they were not my kind of people and they were easy to blow off. They have no responsibility other than to keep it down so not to bother the other diners.
If those are only words and people should get over it, why I can’t I do that at my job? Could I talk like that as a school principal? Imagine if I behaved like Mike Schildt for the state testing pep assembly. It might read a little something like this:
The state board started some s–t. We 're gonna finish the s–t. And that’s how we roll. No one f–ks with us ever. Ever. Now, I don’t give a f–k what test we take. We’re gonna f–k it up. We’re gonna take it right to them the whole f–king way. We’re gonna kick its f–king ass.
Obviously, this would not go over well. I would be out on my behind by sundown. There is a huge difference between what Mike Schildt did and what the two potty mouth young women did. Locker room or not, he has presented himself in a leadership position. Speaking for his organization. My Denny's neighbors were only representing themselves, poorly. Now, I'm not sure if Whitey Herzog talked like that in the locker room, but it is definitely not the Cardinal Way. If you're a leader, show class and be polished so others will want to do the same. If you are at Denny's, just keep it down.
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