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re: At what point is it OK to lay blame at the feet of the players?
Posted on 6/15/15 at 11:22 am to TigerRagAndrew
Posted on 6/15/15 at 11:22 am to TigerRagAndrew
I think a rational discussion that identifies the cause of a loss makes sense.
Blaming and being emotional about a player's performance as if you are injured by the loss is ridiculous and pathetic.
People who won't allow the former to happen are emotional people who get on the defensive because they are having trouble coping with the loss.
People who do the latter are emotional people who need to find blame with someone (often the coaches get the brunt of it as well) because they are having trouble coping with the loss.
The reality is that the coaches didn't do anything to lose the game yesterday. And, while the team did seem to fold to the pressure situation, it has nothing to do with them not caring or not trying hard. It's just reflective of their makeup at this stage of their careers.
Blaming and being emotional about a player's performance as if you are injured by the loss is ridiculous and pathetic.
People who won't allow the former to happen are emotional people who get on the defensive because they are having trouble coping with the loss.
People who do the latter are emotional people who need to find blame with someone (often the coaches get the brunt of it as well) because they are having trouble coping with the loss.
The reality is that the coaches didn't do anything to lose the game yesterday. And, while the team did seem to fold to the pressure situation, it has nothing to do with them not caring or not trying hard. It's just reflective of their makeup at this stage of their careers.
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Posted on 6/15/15 at 11:30 am to moneyg
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The reality is that the coaches didn't do anything to lose the game yesterday.
Simply not true. It was still 0-0 after the throwing errors. You could tell Poche was rattled though. Get someone up in the bullpen. You had the rest of that inning, plus the bottom half to have someone warm. It was only 2-0after that inning. By the time Mainieri pulled him it was 6-1. That is flat out on PM.
Posted on 6/15/15 at 11:31 am to moneyg
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I think a rational discussion that identifies the cause of a loss makes sense.
Blaming and being emotional about a player's performance as if you are injured by the loss is ridiculous and pathetic.
People who won't allow the former to happen are emotional people who get on the defensive because they are having trouble coping with the loss.
Very well said, and combine that with the fact that we're dealing with kids, it just makes it that much worse as far as I'm concerned. Perhaps it's more difficult for younger fans to understand, but when I survey that field, I see a bunch of very young kids who do what kids do. They aren't seasoned veterans of MLB. They're still just a bunch of kids a few years removed from high school and trying their very best to live up to the expectations people place upon them, many times very unrealistic ones at that. They're going to make mistakes. They going to not have their head in the game at times, and they're going to learn how to overcome the mental aspects of the game. They are growing up, same as the rest of their peers. Perhaps some of our fans can do likewise.
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