As our friends at Dallas Sports Fans wrote about earlier this afternoon, word broke today that Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine during the 2009 MLB season. (The original report on Washington’s positive cocaine test came from Jon Heyman on SI.com.)
Surprisingly, the Rangers kept Washington on as manager last year despite the positive test, although you have to think that he will be on a very short leash this season.
The team’s expectations for 2010, combined with Washington’s now sullied reputation, basically makes this a playoffs-or-bust season for Washington.
