Players need to keep the comments behind closed doors.
I get it, a competitor wants to compete
BUT:
3 of his last 6 batters got hits off of him.
The game was an extremely important one to win.
The bullpen was rested.
Jake has always been terrible after the 5th inning.
Career 5.69 ERA and .874 OPS against in 6th inning.
13.50 ERA and .435 BA against, 1.457 OPS against in the 6th this year.
I second - Jake needs to shut up !
It’s not as bad as the Fiers bullshit when Hinch pulled him from a game but definitely reminds me of that
Well here’s the video for those that haven’t seen it
Surprised/disappointed Jake showed his frustration like that to the media.
Huge team win and now this is the story.
Inappropriate/selfish.
Agreed. The frustration is understandable on a night he threw well, and he has been a standup guy when he throws poorly. Keep it in-house, though, always. He turned a great victory night into his own personal complaint, which the media always will be quick to spotlight, and I will be interested to see what he says going forward.
The media wants to spotlight it. That’s why they ask those kinds of questions.
Yeah, I’m pretty sure Bregman was saying “Fuck you, austro” as he flipped his bat.
100% true.
That’s the kind of loss that drives the folks at TealWhoopAss, or whatever they call themselves, to drink heavily. I’m sure they’re bashing their GM wondering why the fuck when they were still in the race did they trade away their best reliever only so they can give up a 2-run lead in the 9th to the division leader in September.
Yes, exactly.
It’s baseball, it happens to all teams.
The Astros have had some of those also.
And WE have cried and posted like it was the end of the world.
Now is time to pounce and use this as the momentum builder it can be.
I wonder if Odorrizzi’s anger is in part a result of him seeing the handwriting on the playoff wall. If Grienke and Urquidy are 100%, isn’t he the odd man out? Does he make the playoff roster?
I recommend worrying about a playoff roster after making the playoffs.
Maybe so, but I also think part of it is regret/guilt over not contributing as much as he hoped to contribute to a good team. He wanted to stay in an important game on a night he was throwing well. I understand both sides of the decision to remove him, and I hope they clear the air today.
So do the BBGs.
I understand Odorizzi’s frustration, but this isn’t May and this isn’t a team trying to find itself. This is September in a pennant race, and bottom line is, Odorizzi’s history does not back up his complaint and his desire does not override the team’s need in a critical series. I hope they clear the air too. Having the red ass never benefitted the team nor the player.
The most upsetting part was when he followed up saying that he hadn’t spoken with Strom or Baker about it. Maybe that would be a better solution than bitching to reporters.
As I said more than once, I completely agree with the notion JO was out of line. All I am saying is I understand his frustration.
“No comment” always is the best idea. The reporters obviously were pushing him to vent.
Since we already did the “in his defense…” with Bregman…In Odorizzi’s defense, he was asked a direct question and he gave a direct answer. No comment would have been better, but it’s not like he sought a reporter out to vent. He was asked and he answered, and I’m sure his frustration was still warm.
Maybe they sought him out? Looked like he was called/sent into an interview area.