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Get StartedAny insight on the fight? Is Iglasias a trouble maker or was that just an isolated incident? I did read before that Gose has a bad attitude so no surprise seeing him sticking his nose in there.
Glad to see some passion in the Tiger dugout.. I like McCann even better for calling anyone out for not hustling... Gose may be what you said T but maybe he was just backing up what McCann when he got in Iggy's face... Guess we will never know...
First, McCann is a player on the team and probably will be for a long time, he is the catcher of the future. Further, he is GOOD! Is he as good as the slightly older Iglesias, no. But could he be, maybe.
So, on both accounts he has every right to call out a teammate.
Second, Iglesias is a hot headed, mouthy, flashy, hot dog type player. Clearly. But, he is also an all star, a future Gold Glover, and I hope that he is a Tiger, frankly, for life. Seriously, the guy has been that impressive. But again, he is clearly a bit of a pain in the ass personality-wise.
Third, if you watch Iggy play, the guy does seem to dog it on plays that he should get. There is something about the way he plays. Like if he can't come up with a creative, flashy way to make the play he is bored by it. I don't know, something like that. I've seen him not get to balls that it seemed he clearly could make. Then I see him get stuff that I can't believe he could get to and I just assume that the other play was because of a bad angle or something that made it seem like he had it.
As for Gose. He might be a bit of a prick, it seems to me. He and Cespedes, didn't really get along at the start of the season. YC, seemed to take issue with Gose going after balls that Yoenis felt were in "his." At the time Ii took it to be the veteran player being a jerk to the young-un, but now, maybe it was the other way around. That said, Gose also has talent, and could blossom into a hell of a center-fielder -- he has a very strong arm, he's fast, and he is a pretty good hitter (not great, but good). He has some issues, his game is a bit rough but I like him and hope to see him for years to come also.
In the altercation, Gose reaction was to Iglesias' continued chirping at McCann. Iglesias was clearly continuing to beef in his direction, everyone was ignoring him. I think Gose was angry that he wouldn't shut up.
It is a good thing, but clearly Iglesias was not NOT as over it as McCann and Gose were: they talked to media, he did not.
Also, notice that Simon and Sanchez, along with Lamont and Jones were the designated "chillers" on the situation.
Also, bag on Nick if you want, there are good reasons, he is a level headed, easy going teammate. You need guys like him if your going to have guys with tempers like McCann, Iglesias, Gose.
I'm not sure where I get that Iggy is a hot headed mouthy player, jackcade. Hotdog, sure.. Many of the good defensive players are. He's young, hopefully he'll grow out of it.
As far as Gose, he's been in the league long enough for me to realize he's not very good. His offensive numbers reek, they have his whole career. I hope we get a replacement for him for next year. And honestly, his defense is average.
Also, McCann is only good for left handers.. Let him get his 200 at bats a season and be done with it. Not a full time starter.
I think we need to have a catcher who can play 130-140 games a year, or else our pitching staff will be inconsistent. McCann can at least thwart a running game, something Avila has been pretty poor at. All he needs to do is get more comfortable with the pitch framing.
Which is more important, throwing out guys or calling a game - something Avila is superior at. Maybe McCann gets better but Alice is the better choice there. And unless he can improve on his hitting against RHP I don't want any part of him against RHP. Again maybe he can improve.
I like McCann but he absolutely has to get better at framing pitches.
McCann is a rookie that's had a pretty damn good year. Are there things he can be better at? Sure, but stop acting like he's a horrible ball player.
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