I am speculating, so take this as a grain of salt, but I sometimes think Souhan finds the one opinion he wants and then makes it seem like it is more wide-spread in the club house than it actually is. I did read an article somewhere online that speculated he was being proactive due to all of the Mauer is robbing us criticism he has seen. That said, it was a nice response. It has to be tough, because he must be dealing with the fact that it is possible his career is over. He seems well rounded and has his priorities in order (family etc), where his life won't be over, but that is still a huge thing to process and it has to be overwhelming to deal with all of the thoughts and emotions.