Whatever Cano's problem is, this is the wrong time to have it. He cost the Yankees the game yesterday. Yesterday, September 3rd, not five months ago on April 3rd. There is no margin for error right now. But does Cano understand that? I'd love to know what went on in his head yesterday. Did his hip really "grab" as he told reporters? Was it, as John Harper of the New York Daily News wrote, poor judgement? Or, was it just plain laziness?
If it turns out that there was nothing wrong with his hip, someone needs to get in his face and give him the business. But Cano is the best player on the team. Who, other than the manager and coaches, is going to do that? Derek Jeter isn't an in-your-face guy. Maybe he, or someone in that clubhouse, needs to become one, if only to save the Yankees' season.
I end a lot of my posts by writing "Go, Yankees!" But, at this point, it's more accurate to say this:
WAKE UP, YANKEES!
If it turns out that there was nothing wrong with his hip, someone needs to get in his face and give him the business. But Cano is the best player on the team. Who, other than the manager and coaches, is going to do that? Derek Jeter isn't an in-your-face guy. Maybe he, or someone in that clubhouse, needs to become one, if only to save the Yankees' season.
I end a lot of my posts by writing "Go, Yankees!" But, at this point, it's more accurate to say this:
WAKE UP, YANKEES!
2 comments:
I couldn't have said it any better
As long as a player allows himself to be in the line up, there is NO reason or excuse to jog to first base unless he has just hit a HR or walked.
This is one fault of Cano that I truly loathe from the very beginning, given the fact that as an infielder he should know how a hustling base runner can induce an error from infielders.
When Cano is the "runner" to first base, infielders take their time looking so relax fully aware of Cano's jogging routine.
He should have been benched right after that costly stupidity. Or fined.
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