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Out of control; Big rage is all the rage.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 24-NOV-04 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Out of control; Big rage is all the rage.(SPORTS)

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Byline: Bob Cohn, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The Washington Nationals made a little news Friday before the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons and some crazed basketball fans made bigger news.

The Nats acquired Jose Guillen from Anaheim. Guillen is a talented outfielder who was kicked off the Angels during the height of the division race in September because of repeated temper tantrums. The final straw was Guillen going ballistic after getting lifted for a pinch-runner. However, Nats general manager Jim Bowden reported all is well because Guillen has since attended anger management classes.

That's a coincidence. So did Indiana's Ron Artest, who was suspended for the rest of the NBA season after touching off the riot during the Pacers-Pistons game in Auburn Hills outside Detroit. Then again, maybe Artest misunderstood and went to see the Adam Sandler movie "Anger Management" instead of a counselor.

But is it a coincidence, really? Artest and Guillen are hardly the only athletes whose emotions have lately prevailed over reason. There used to be a TV show called "Mad About You," a good-natured sitcom about a married couple. Forget that. These are different, testier times. We have a new show now: "Mad About Everything." It's about athletes who freak out on the...

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