Two outs, nobody on. You've got two strikes on you but only two balls? Sit down, shut up, and take it even if the umpire is jobbing you on that one pitch. There are better uses for that challenge.
Do what the coaches are telling him to do, now that he has spare time, and then put it into practice when he's given game opportunities such as (I see) tonight?
Concur. I root for him for reasons I've laid out before and my hope this spring continues to be that coaching finds some subtle tweaks to help him fully unlock the potential. There were hopeful signs but yesterday feels like back to square one.
Brooks Lee was said to be out of the lineup due to illness today. Wonder if he just got Wally Pipped?
(Pipp's the guy reputed to have said "I took the two most expensive aspirins in history," after leaving the door open for Gehrig due to a headache. If it isn't true, it should be.)
That would have been the chef's kiss to this game. But the truth is that he's been better in close games so far this season. Until today's K-fest, that is.