Thursday, May 20, 2010

Round Two: The Difficulties Of Benching A Star Player

QUESTION: Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez was roundly applauded this week for benching his team’s best player, Hanley Ramirez, for allegedly “loafing” on a defensive play. How difficult do you think it is for a manager to bench his best players for such things, and, do you think when such action is taken it usually has the support of the other 24 players in the clubhouse?

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