Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
March 16, 2009
Lastings Impression

Chico Harlan presents Lastings Milledge in his own words. Milledge is talking about the Mets here:

You know, there's always a thing where, Oh, rookies have to be here 2-1/2 or three hours before stretch. No. I'm not gonna be here three hours before stretch. If you're here and you get your work in, it shouldn't matter how early you're at the field. You know what you need to do. That's fine. You don't have to be at the park three, four hours before the park if you don't want. You don't see nobody clocking in three or four hours before they have to show up to work. So, I mean, some people feel like they have to get here to read the newspaper or do crossword puzzles or get their mind ready. I feel like I come to the park, I have 45 minutes of stuff I have to do to get prepared for practice and get ready for the game. Five minutes might be watching videos. Fifteen minutes might be going in the cage. And then getting whatever other work I need.

Basically, Milledge didn't want to go through the initiation of being a rookie. He may very well be right, but it didn't sit well with the veterans.


Posted by David Pinto at 08:09 AM | Players | TrackBack (0)
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Rookie hazing is all fine and dandy, but I think I'm with Milledge on this one. Your preparation effects how you perform. If the common goal is to win games, teammates shouldn't be messing with it. I'm on board with making the rookies bring gum and other crap to the pen in lame backpacks, making them dress up in costumes for a chartered flight, etc. When you start making them get to the park at ridiculously early hours or messing with their wakeup call so they arrive late, it will negatively effect performance.

Posted by: TLA at March 16, 2009 08:57 AM
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