Rousers Land a New Home, Vinson Sobers Up

Billy Grant, The BIGS Insider

Nashville, TN- The famously boorish BIGS manager JP Vinson and his ever transient ballclub the Rousers have moved once again to another quintessential southern town, Nashville, Tennessee. Vinson has burned many bridges in his wake with his foul mouth and unusually cruel managing style in Memphis, Oxford, Columbia and now looks to settle down and perhaps clean up his act in the state capital best known for country music. "So far so good," Nashville city manager John Buckner said this week, "he has only managed one indecent exposure arrest in 6 months."

Vinson in a rare calm, sober moment

It isn't Vinson's wreckless attitude before and after games that have kept him at the helm for so long, but his ability to construct a solid team and get them to win. After a disappointing loss to the Biscuits in 2007 (where Vinson famously referred to Biscuits manager Joey Abel as a "sorry dick-wad" and invited the newly crowned Commish Sam Kirby to "bite me") Vinson went on a downward slope that only stopped when he finished in 9th place in 2008. "That was quite an ugly post-Series press conference," then-Commish Whit Altizer recalled "if I recollect correctly security had to taze Mr. Vinson."

But Vinson buckled down and got his Rousers rolling again finishing 4th in 2009. This year the Rousers will return the bats of David Wright and Justin Upton while fielding a bullpen with ace Dan Haren. "We're excited about this season," Upton said after practice this week, "Coach has promised the cattle prod didn't make the trip from Columbia to Nashville."

All Vinson is brown bagging these days is hopes for a BIGS championship

The future looks bright for the Rousers this season with a sober and happy Vinson at the helm. "I've found Jesus," Vinson announced at a press-conference this season, "and he told me to take these sons-a-bitches all the way to the BIGS championship in 2010!"