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Alright! A LEAD!

Great. Another day...and Luis Gonzalez is playing RF, again. :banghead For some reason, Treanor is playing. Almost forgot...we need to play 3 catchers in order to have success. Can we get one of Baker, Lo Duca, or Treanor (preferably Treanor) off this team, and call up an actual team need? Like another RELIEVER or an INFIELDER? So that the only replacement for Hanley or Uggla is NOT Fredo? And so that we don't see Pinto any more? Nah...makes too much sense.

Great. Another day...and Luis Gonzalez is playing RF, again. :banghead For some reason, Treanor is playing. Almost forgot...we need to play 3 catchers in order to have success. Can we get one of Baker, Lo Duca, or Treanor (preferably Treanor) off this team, and call up an actual team need? Like another RELIEVER or an INFIELDER? So that the only replacement for Hanley or Uggla is NOT Fredo? And so that we don't see Pinto any more? Nah...makes too much sense.

Great. Another day...and Luis Gonzalez is playing RF, again. :banghead For some reason, Treanor is playing. Almost forgot...we need to play 3 catchers in order to have success. Can we get one of Baker, Lo Duca, or Treanor (preferably Treanor) off this team, and call up an actual team need? Yo, am I wrong about Jake's stats against Davis? Is it someone else that hits him real well? I coulda sworn it was Jake. Oh well, doesn't matter.

Great. Another day...and Luis Gonzalez is playing RF, again. :banghead For some reason, Treanor is playing. Almost forgot...we need to play 3 catchers in order to have success. Can we get one of Baker, Lo Duca, or Treanor (preferably Treanor) off this team, and call up an actual team need? Yo, am I wrong about Jake's stats against Davis? Is it someone else that hits him real well? I coulda sworn it was Jake. Oh well, doesn't matter.

Lineups: Florida AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg H. Ramirez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 A. Amezaga 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 J. Cantu 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 J. Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 C. Ross cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 W. Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 L. Gonzalez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 M. Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 R. Nolasco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .109 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arizona AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg S. Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 C. Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 C. Jackson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 A. Dunn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 T. Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 M. Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 C. Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 A. Ojeda 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 D. Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Boy does a lineup without Jacobs, Uggla, and Hermida look nice. What is this, backup day? Truly DO NOT understand this line up. Ok, Uggla is out of his mind; I understand that. But isn't Davis the guy that Jacobs is like 6 for 8 against? I mean we finally get a pitcher Jake has a good track record against, and Fredi benches him? And I guess Treanor is in for Baker cause day game after a night game, etc. Still, Baker has been hitting, I don't like to see him sitting at all, ever. Oh well, another WEIRD line up. Maybe it will work out. Maybe Helms, Fredo & Treanor will go a combined 9 for12 with 5 RBIs. I hope.

Lineups: Florida AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg H. Ramirez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 A. Amezaga 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 J. Cantu 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 J. Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 C. Ross cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 W. Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 L. Gonzalez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 M. Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 R. Nolasco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .109 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arizona AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg S. Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 C. Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 C. Jackson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 A. Dunn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 T. Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 M. Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 C. Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 A. Ojeda 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 D. Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Boy does a lineup without Jacobs, Uggla, and Hermida look nice. What is this, backup day? Truly DO NOT understand this line up. Ok, Uggla is out of his mind; I understand that. But isn't Davis the guy that Jacobs is like 6 for 8 against? I mean we finally get a pitcher Jake has a good track record against, and Fredi benches him? And I guess Treanor is in for Baker cause day game after a night game, etc. Still, Baker has been hitting, I don't like to see him sitting at all, ever. Oh well, another WEIRD line up. Maybe it will work out. Maybe Helms, Fredo & Treanor will go a combined 9 for12 with 5 RBIs. I hope.

Yeah, this is much more than a slump, and in this case all the stats in the world are unnecessary. Uggla is PSYCHED OUT, mentally screwed, and from what I see, is in need of something to snap him out of it. His head is still in Yankee Stadium, reliving his errors, his strikeouts, etc. On baseball's greatest stage, in front of all those superstars and Hall of Famers, and a TV audience of MILLIONS, Uggla completely came unglued and there was nowhere to hide. At such a venue, in front of all those people, on the field with the game's IMMORTALS, it is not surprising that a guy like Uggla would look around and say "wow, look at all these greats. Do I really belong here?" Anybody could have thoughts like that, even guys who were first round draft picks, can't miss stars since Little League, which Uggla most assuredly was NOT. And then he gets into the game and everything goes wrong. Every ball hit at him gets bobbled or booted, every pitch gets swung at and missed or batted into a DP. And that voice inside his head that was merely questioning "do I belong here", now is answering in a loud voice "no, you don't belong here with these great players; you don't have the talent". And as much as a guy wants to banish this voice and tell it to STFU, he can't, and it gets louder with every strikeout, more insistent with every error. Sometimes it's so loud that he forgets where he is and what he's supposed to be doing. He sees steal signs where there were none, forgets how many outs there are, and at bat, his thinking is completely distorted. Where he used to guess fastball before, he now guesses fastball, but REJECTS that thought because he no longer trusts his own instincts. So he guesses fastball, but thinks, "no, that must be wrong, it's gonna be a curve", and of course it IS a fastball and he strikes out looking. Laugh if you want, I couldn't care less, but Uggla's head is still in Yankee Stadium, lost somewhere out there in extra innings, and he looks like he might need professional help to snap out of this, sports psychologist, hypnosis, maybe a witch doctor, lol, I don't know. But I do know this: this is NOT a slump. This has affected every single aspect of his game, hitting, defense, base running, decision making, the whole nine yards. He's got "it" and he's got it bad, and I believe he's gonna need help to get rid of it. I remeber chuck knoblock some how forgot how to throw to first from second was the craziest thing. That was in his head. There was another guy who that ahppened to too who snapped out of it. Dan should go talk to him. You are correct! But Knoblauch's problem was SPECIFIC, just one thing, throwing to 1st. Steve Sax went through that as well. There were pitchers like Steve Trout who sudddenly lost it and could not throw a strike. Recently it happened to Rick Ankiel who was a good enough athlete that he quit pitching completely and turned himself in to a successsful outfielder. There was a catcher for the Mets, Mackey Sasser who developed a crazy problem: he couldn't throw the ball back to the piitcher! It was wild, but he'd double or triple pump the throw back to the pitcher, causing everyone to go nuts. Guys would steal, the whole nine yards. But all of these are examples of guys who had one specific problem; everything else they did was unaffected by it. Sasser and Knoblauch were still fine hitters, for example. Uggla's problem is different because all aspects of his game are suffering, not just one thing. The worse i saw was Steve Blass of the Pirates, great in the WS, next year could not get the ball over the plate, had to leave baseball. Ah, a guy who remembers Steve Blass! Let's hope that this DOES NOT happen to our boy Uggla.

Yeah, this is much more than a slump, and in this case all the stats in the world are unnecessary. Uggla is PSYCHED OUT, mentally screwed, and from what I see, is in need of something to snap him out of it. His head is still in Yankee Stadium, reliving his errors, his strikeouts, etc. On baseball's greatest stage, in front of all those superstars and Hall of Famers, and a TV audience of MILLIONS, Uggla completely came unglued and there was nowhere to hide. At such a venue, in front of all those people, on the field with the game's IMMORTALS, it is not surprising that a guy like Uggla would look around and say "wow, look at all these greats. Do I really belong here?" Anybody could have thoughts like that, even guys who were first round draft picks, can't miss stars since Little League, which Uggla most assuredly was NOT. And then he gets into the game and everything goes wrong. Every ball hit at him gets bobbled or booted, every pitch gets swung at and missed or batted into a DP. And that voice inside his head that was merely questioning "do I belong here", now is answering in a loud voice "no, you don't belong here with these great players; you don't have the talent". And as much as a guy wants to banish this voice and tell it to STFU, he can't, and it gets louder with every strikeout, more insistent with every error. Sometimes it's so loud that he forgets where he is and what he's supposed to be doing. He sees steal signs where there were none, forgets how many outs there are, and at bat, his thinking is completely distorted. Where he used to guess fastball before, he now guesses fastball, but REJECTS that thought because he no longer trusts his own instincts. So he guesses fastball, but thinks, "no, that must be wrong, it's gonna be a curve", and of course it IS a fastball and he strikes out looking. Laugh if you want, I couldn't care less, but Uggla's head is still in Yankee Stadium, lost somewhere out there in extra innings, and he looks like he might need professional help to snap out of this, sports psychologist, hypnosis, maybe a witch doctor, lol, I don't know. But I do know this: this is NOT a slump. This has affected every single aspect of his game, hitting, defense, base running, decision making, the whole nine yards. He's got "it" and he's got it bad, and I believe he's gonna need help to get rid of it. I remeber chuck knoblock some how forgot how to throw to first from second was the craziest thing. That was in his head. There was another guy who that ahppened to too who snapped out of it. Dan should go talk to him. You are correct! But Knoblauch's problem was SPECIFIC, just one thing, throwing to 1st. Steve Sax went through that as well. There were pitchers like Steve Trout who sudddenly lost it and could not throw a strike. Recently it happened to Rick Ankiel who was a good enough athlete that he quit pitching completely and turned himself in to a successsful outfielder. There was a catcher for the Mets, Mackey Sasser who developed a crazy problem: he couldn't throw the ball back to the piitcher! It was wild, but he'd double or triple pump the throw back to the pitcher, causing everyone to go nuts. Guys would steal, the whole nine yards. But all of these are examples of guys who had one specific problem; everything else they did was unaffected by it. Sasser and Knoblauch were still fine hitters, for example. Uggla's problem is different because all aspects of his game are suffering, not just one thing. The worse i saw was Steve Blass of the Pirates, great in the WS, next year could not get the ball over the plate, had to leave baseball. Ah, a guy who remembers Steve Blass! Let's hope that this DOES NOT happen to our boy Uggla.

The injury has nothing to do with it. It was his embarrassing performance at the All-Star game that destroyed his confidence. Seriously. I don't buy a whole lot into "emotions" of the game, but a performance like that could shatter a man's demeanor. He said it didn't phase him, but I don't buy it for a minute. i refuse to believe that his performance in the All-Star game is the main reason for his poor play of late so ur telling me every time hes at the plate hes thinking "f*** this game....if only i hadnt struck out 3 times at Yankee Stadium..." or when he ran through a stop sign the other day or attempted a steal in the bottom of the 9th in wotever game it was a couple of weeks ago that hes thinking "oh god i bobbled the ball a couple times at the AS game that resulted in errors" That's the great thing about America; you are free to believe whatever you want! Let me break it down for you. Since his traumatic experience in the All Star Game, Uggla's been in a fog. He's like a guy who's shell shocked. He's going through the motions, but mentally he's not there. He's doubting his own ability, and I would not be surprised if he's even questioning whether he belongs in baseball at all. He doesn't trust his own baseball instincts anymore, and he's THINKING way too much out there, rather than just playing the game. Like I said, it's not just his hitting, but also his fielding, his base running, his decision making; his whole game is f*cked up right now. I hope he snaps out of it, but he might not. He might need professional help. Anyway, like I said, America is a beautiful country and that's MY opinion about Uggla; you are entitled to yours.

The injury has nothing to do with it. It was his embarrassing performance at the All-Star game that destroyed his confidence. Seriously. I don't buy a whole lot into "emotions" of the game, but a performance like that could shatter a man's demeanor. He said it didn't phase him, but I don't buy it for a minute. i refuse to believe that his performance in the All-Star game is the main reason for his poor play of late so ur telling me every time hes at the plate hes thinking "f*** this game....if only i hadnt struck out 3 times at Yankee Stadium..." or when he ran through a stop sign the other day or attempted a steal in the bottom of the 9th in wotever game it was a couple of weeks ago that hes thinking "oh god i bobbled the ball a couple times at the AS game that resulted in errors" That's the great thing about America; you are free to believe whatever you want! Let me break it down for you. Since his traumatic experience in the All Star Game, Uggla's been in a fog. He's like a guy who's shell shocked. He's going through the motions, but mentally he's not there. He's doubting his own ability, and I would not be surprised if he's even questioning whether he belongs in baseball at all. He doesn't trust his own baseball instincts anymore, and he's THINKING way too much out there, rather than just playing the game. Like I said, it's not just his hitting, but also his fielding, his base running, his decision making; his whole game is f*cked up right now. I hope he snaps out of it, but he might not. He might need professional help. Anyway, like I said, America is a beautiful country and that's MY opinion about Uggla; you are entitled to yours.

Yeah, this is much more than a slump, and in this case all the stats in the world are unnecessary. Uggla is PSYCHED OUT, mentally screwed, and from what I see, is in need of something to snap him out of it. His head is still in Yankee Stadium, reliving his errors, his strikeouts, etc. On baseball's greatest stage, in front of all those superstars and Hall of Famers, and a TV audience of MILLIONS, Uggla completely came unglued and there was nowhere to hide. At such a venue, in front of all those people, on the field with the game's IMMORTALS, it is not surprising that a guy like Uggla would look around and say "wow, look at all these greats. Do I really belong here?" Anybody could have thoughts like that, even guys who were first round draft picks, can't miss stars since Little League, which Uggla most assuredly was NOT. And then he gets into the game and everything goes wrong. Every ball hit at him gets bobbled or booted, every pitch gets swung at and missed or batted into a DP. And that voice inside his head that was merely questioning "do I belong here", now is answering in a loud voice "no, you don't belong here with these great players; you don't have the talent". And as much as a guy wants to banish this voice and tell it to STFU, he can't, and it gets louder with every strikeout, more insistent with every error. Sometimes it's so loud that he forgets where he is and what he's supposed to be doing. He sees steal signs where there were none, forgets how many outs there are, and at bat, his thinking is completely distorted. Where he used to guess fastball before, he now guesses fastball, but REJECTS that thought because he no longer trusts his own instincts. So he guesses fastball, but thinks, "no, that must be wrong, it's gonna be a curve", and of course it IS a fastball and he strikes out looking. Laugh if you want, I couldn't care less, but Uggla's head is still in Yankee Stadium, lost somewhere out there in extra innings, and he looks like he might need professional help to snap out of this, sports psychologist, hypnosis, maybe a witch doctor, lol, I don't know. But I do know this: this is NOT a slump. This has affected every single aspect of his game, hitting, defense, base running, decision making, the whole nine yards. He's got "it" and he's got it bad, and I believe he's gonna need help to get rid of it. I remeber chuck knoblock some how forgot how to throw to first from second was the craziest thing. That was in his head. There was another guy who that ahppened to too who snapped out of it. Dan should go talk to him. You are correct! But Knoblauch's problem was SPECIFIC, just one thing, throwing to 1st. Steve Sax went through that as well. There were pitchers like Steve Trout who sudddenly lost it and could not throw a strike. Recently it happened to Rick Ankiel who was a good enough athlete that he quit pitching completely and turned himself in to a successsful outfielder. There was a catcher for the Mets, Mackey Sasser who developed a crazy problem: he couldn't throw the ball back to the piitcher! It was wild, but he'd double or triple pump the throw back to the pitcher, causing everyone to go nuts. Guys would steal, the whole nine yards. But all of these are examples of guys who had one specific problem; everything else they did was unaffected by it. Sasser and Knoblauch were still fine hitters, for example. Uggla's problem is different because all aspects of his game are suffering, not just one thing.

Yeah, this is much more than a slump, and in this case all the stats in the world are unnecessary. Uggla is PSYCHED OUT, mentally screwed, and from what I see, is in need of something to snap him out of it. His head is still in Yankee Stadium, reliving his errors, his strikeouts, etc. On baseball's greatest stage, in front of all those superstars and Hall of Famers, and a TV audience of MILLIONS, Uggla completely came unglued and there was nowhere to hide. At such a venue, in front of all those people, on the field with the game's IMMORTALS, it is not surprising that a guy like Uggla would look around and say "wow, look at all these greats. Do I really belong here?" Anybody could have thoughts like that, even guys who were first round draft picks, can't miss stars since Little League, which Uggla most assuredly was NOT. And then he gets into the game and everything goes wrong. Every ball hit at him gets bobbled or booted, every pitch gets swung at and missed or batted into a DP. And that voice inside his head that was merely questioning "do I belong here", now is answering in a loud voice "no, you don't belong here with these great players; you don't have the talent". And as much as a guy wants to banish this voice and tell it to STFU, he can't, and it gets louder with every strikeout, more insistent with every error. Sometimes it's so loud that he forgets where he is and what he's supposed to be doing. He sees steal signs where there were none, forgets how many outs there are, and at bat, his thinking is completely distorted. Where he used to guess fastball before, he now guesses fastball, but REJECTS that thought because he no longer trusts his own instincts. So he guesses fastball, but thinks, "no, that must be wrong, it's gonna be a curve", and of course it IS a fastball and he strikes out looking. Laugh if you want, I couldn't care less, but Uggla's head is still in Yankee Stadium, lost somewhere out there in extra innings, and he looks like he might need professional help to snap out of this, sports psychologist, hypnosis, maybe a witch doctor, lol, I don't know. But I do know this: this is NOT a slump. This has affected every single aspect of his game, hitting, defense, base running, decision making, the whole nine yards. He's got "it" and he's got it bad, and I believe he's gonna need help to get rid of it. I remeber chuck knoblock some how forgot how to throw to first from second was the craziest thing. That was in his head. There was another guy who that ahppened to too who snapped out of it. Dan should go talk to him. You are correct! But Knoblauch's problem was SPECIFIC, just one thing, throwing to 1st. Steve Sax went through that as well. There were pitchers like Steve Trout who sudddenly lost it and could not throw a strike. Recently it happened to Rick Ankiel who was a good enough athlete that he quit pitching completely and turned himself in to a successsful outfielder. There was a catcher for the Mets, Mackey Sasser who developed a crazy problem: he couldn't throw the ball back to the piitcher! It was wild, but he'd double or triple pump the throw back to the pitcher, causing everyone to go nuts. Guys would steal, the whole nine yards. But all of these are examples of guys who had one specific problem; everything else they did was unaffected by it. Sasser and Knoblauch were still fine hitters, for example. Uggla's problem is different because all aspects of his game are suffering, not just one thing.

This has happened to players before, players in many different sports. Some of them have snapped out of it, some have not. Some have sought professional help with varying degrees of success, some of them just "snapped out of it" on their own. Some have gone home and talked to their Dads or high school coaches, or friends from their old neighborhood, or even their wife. Some have needed an entire off season where they just relaxed and didn't even think about the game. Very rare that a guy has just snapped out of it during the season, but sometimes that has happened. A long talk from the manager, or even the manager screaming at the guy and telling him to shape up or else, sometimes has done the trick. Whatever, there is no doubt in my mind that Uggla's problem is in his HEAD, not on the field. Extra BP ain't gonna help him, neither are fielding drills. He has to exorcise whatever demons are plaguing him, causing him to doubt himself, because that's exactly what he's doing. It would be a "slump" if it was just his hitting. Or if it was fielding, he could be going through a "fielding slump", they DO happen. But he is going bad in ALL aspects of his game.

This has happened to players before, players in many different sports. Some of them have snapped out of it, some have not. Some have sought professional help with varying degrees of success, some of them just "snapped out of it" on their own. Some have gone home and talked to their Dads or high school coaches, or friends from their old neighborhood, or even their wife. Some have needed an entire off season where they just relaxed and didn't even think about the game. Very rare that a guy has just snapped out of it during the season, but sometimes that has happened. A long talk from the manager, or even the manager screaming at the guy and telling him to shape up or else, sometimes has done the trick. Whatever, there is no doubt in my mind that Uggla's problem is in his HEAD, not on the field. Extra BP ain't gonna help him, neither are fielding drills. He has to exorcise whatever demons are plaguing him, causing him to doubt himself, because that's exactly what he's doing. It would be a "slump" if it was just his hitting. Or if it was fielding, he could be going through a "fielding slump", they DO happen. But he is going bad in ALL aspects of his game.

Yeah, this is much more than a slump, and in this case all the stats in the world are unnecessary. Uggla is PSYCHED OUT, mentally screwed, and from what I see, is in need of something to snap him out of it. His head is still in Yankee Stadium, reliving his errors, his strikeouts, etc. On baseball's greatest stage, in front of all those superstars and Hall of Famers, and a TV audience of MILLIONS, Uggla completely came unglued and there was nowhere to hide. At such a venue, in front of all those people, on the field with the game's IMMORTALS, it is not surprising that a guy like Uggla would look around and say "wow, look at all these greats. Do I really belong here?" Anybody could have thoughts like that, even guys who were first round draft picks, can't miss stars since Little League, which Uggla most assuredly was NOT. And then he gets into the game and everything goes wrong. Every ball hit at him gets bobbled or booted, every pitch gets swung at and missed or batted into a DP. And that voice inside his head that was merely questioning "do I belong here", now is answering in a loud voice "no, you don't belong here with these great players; you don't have the talent". And as much as a guy wants to banish this voice and tell it to STFU, he can't, and it gets louder with every strikeout, more insistent with every error. Sometimes it's so loud that he forgets where he is and what he's supposed to be doing. He sees steal signs where there were none, forgets how many outs there are, and at bat, his thinking is completely distorted. Where he used to guess fastball before, he now guesses fastball, but REJECTS that thought because he no longer trusts his own instincts. So he guesses fastball, but thinks, "no, that must be wrong, it's gonna be a curve", and of course it IS a fastball and he strikes out looking. Laugh if you want, I couldn't care less, but Uggla's head is still in Yankee Stadium, lost somewhere out there in extra innings, and he looks like he might need professional help to snap out of this, sports psychologist, hypnosis, maybe a witch doctor, lol, I don't know. But I do know this: this is NOT a slump. This has affected every single aspect of his game, hitting, defense, base running, decision making, the whole nine yards. He's got "it" and he's got it bad, and I believe he's gonna need help to get rid of it.

Yeah, this is much more than a slump, and in this case all the stats in the world are unnecessary. Uggla is PSYCHED OUT, mentally screwed, and from what I see, is in need of something to snap him out of it. His head is still in Yankee Stadium, reliving his errors, his strikeouts, etc. On baseball's greatest stage, in front of all those superstars and Hall of Famers, and a TV audience of MILLIONS, Uggla completely came unglued and there was nowhere to hide. At such a venue, in front of all those people, on the field with the game's IMMORTALS, it is not surprising that a guy like Uggla would look around and say "wow, look at all these greats. Do I really belong here?" Anybody could have thoughts like that, even guys who were first round draft picks, can't miss stars since Little League, which Uggla most assuredly was NOT. And then he gets into the game and everything goes wrong. Every ball hit at him gets bobbled or booted, every pitch gets swung at and missed or batted into a DP. And that voice inside his head that was merely questioning "do I belong here", now is answering in a loud voice "no, you don't belong here with these great players; you don't have the talent". And as much as a guy wants to banish this voice and tell it to STFU, he can't, and it gets louder with every strikeout, more insistent with every error. Sometimes it's so loud that he forgets where he is and what he's supposed to be doing. He sees steal signs where there were none, forgets how many outs there are, and at bat, his thinking is completely distorted. Where he used to guess fastball before, he now guesses fastball, but REJECTS that thought because he no longer trusts his own instincts. So he guesses fastball, but thinks, "no, that must be wrong, it's gonna be a curve", and of course it IS a fastball and he strikes out looking. Laugh if you want, I couldn't care less, but Uggla's head is still in Yankee Stadium, lost somewhere out there in extra innings, and he looks like he might need professional help to snap out of this, sports psychologist, hypnosis, maybe a witch doctor, lol, I don't know. But I do know this: this is NOT a slump. This has affected every single aspect of his game, hitting, defense, base running, decision making, the whole nine yards. He's got "it" and he's got it bad, and I believe he's gonna need help to get rid of it.

No hitting to support the pitchers tonight at all. Not that the pitching was stellar, either...or the defense. Bad game, overall. Erick, bro, I understand what you are saying, but disagree with bringing in Pinto at all. Ever again! Down 4-1 the game was not out of reach. He could have brought in Nelson, Kensing, anybody but Pinto. Pinto needs to be shut down. Bringing him in was like waving the white flag of surrender, like it was 8-1, not 4-1. This team has comeback ability, but not after Pinto (& Uggla) totally put it out of reach. Anyway, I'm FINALLY going out for that drink and cigar. See youze tomorrow.

No hitting to support the pitchers tonight at all. Not that the pitching was stellar, either...or the defense. Bad game, overall. Erick, bro, I understand what you are saying, but disagree with bringing in Pinto at all. Ever again! Down 4-1 the game was not out of reach. He could have brought in Nelson, Kensing, anybody but Pinto. Pinto needs to be shut down. Bringing him in was like waving the white flag of surrender, like it was 8-1, not 4-1. This team has comeback ability, but not after Pinto (& Uggla) totally put it out of reach. Anyway, I'm FINALLY going out for that drink and cigar. See youze tomorrow.

But before I could even get up PINTO gets clobbered AGAIN. Why is Fredi still brining him in games? He should have been sent down or shut down for the rest of the year, put on the DL or something. Bring up somebody from the farm, like Tucker. Oh well, NOW I'm outta here. This is not Fredi's fault. The team was losing by 3...might as well, send your worst reliever (at the moment) out there, right now. Bro, it was ONLY a 4-1 game. The game wasn't completely LOST yet, not until he brought in Pinto. I mean come on, dude; did you really expect him to pitch well? Pinto's as screwed up on the mound as Uggla is in the field and at bat!

But before I could even get up PINTO gets clobbered AGAIN. Why is Fredi still bringing him in games? He should have been sent down or shut down for the rest of the year, put on the DL or something. Bring up somebody from the farm, like Tucker. Oh well, NOW I'm outta here.

Well fellas, this sucks. I'm outta here; gonna go to the jazz club, listen to some sounds, have a drink, smoke a cigar. At least the Mets lost, so if we don't come back, at least we don't lose ground. I'll see youze tomorrow.

Wow...Uggla is just unbelievable. I'm telling you guys, he's PSYCHED OUT mentally. Ever since the All Star Game he has been garbage. He has lost all confidence in himself and his head is still in Yankee Stadium somewhere. Don't laugh, but he might have to go see a sports psychologist. He's got it BAD. He's not psyched out. He just overachieved in the 1st half, and is coming back to Earth. His .OPS at the All-Star Break was 161 points higher than it was at the end of the year, last year. He overachieved, and he can be easily pitched to. If you feed him 10 changeups in a row, he'll probably hit one, solidly. Bro, it's not just that. It's everything. His feilding, the inexplicable mental lapses, missed steal signs or seeing steal signs where there were none, forgetting how many outs there are on the bases, the whole nine yards. The total confusion of the guy. The guy is psyched out. He's not the first athlete who has gone through it either.

Wow...Uggla is just unbelievable. I'm telling you guys, he's PSYCHED OUT mentally. Ever since the All Star Game he has been garbage. He has lost all confidence in himself and his head is still in Yankee Stadium somewhere. Don't laugh, but he might have to go see a sports psychologist. He's got it BAD.

Because they got the force. You cannot ASSUME the DP, hence no error.