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Heroic Yasiel Puig To Assembled Media: "Fuck The Media"
Before today's game at Marlins Park, the Dodgers' Yasiel Puig cut right to the chase regarding his thoughts on the people who write about him.
I wasn't at Puig's press conf b/c it was all in Spanish with a translator but he told the media to perform a sexual act I can't print here
— Josh Friedman (@Friedo790) August 19, 2013
The reason for Puig's outburst isn't known. Could it be due to Jon Morosi's column from Sunday night, in which he complains about how Puig's "fundamental lapses" will eventually hurt the team, and suggests Puig be benched for a game so he's "more aware of game circumstances"? We'd like to think so.
Even if that column isn't why Puig flipped, it's still worth mentioning, on account of its ridiculous logic. Morosi specifically harps on a report that claims the team is unhappy when Puig ignores cutoff men on throws. (Of course, when a player has maybe the best arm since Bo Jackson—as documented here and here—maybe he doesn't need to worry about the cutoff man.)
Josh Friedman @Friedo790
Yasiel Puig was in the visitors clubhouse here at #Marlins Park & looked at us gathered there and yelled, "F**K the media" and left the room
4:44 PM - 19 Aug 2013
Yasiel Puig was in the visitors clubhouse here at #Marlins Park & looked at us gathered there and yelled, "F**K the media" and left the room
4:44 PM - 19 Aug 2013
— Josh Friedman (@Friedo790) August 19, 2013
The reason for Puig's outburst isn't known. Could it be due to Jon Morosi's column from Sunday night, in which he complains about how Puig's "fundamental lapses" will eventually hurt the team, and suggests Puig be benched for a game so he's "more aware of game circumstances"? We'd like to think so.
Even if that column isn't why Puig flipped, it's still worth mentioning, on account of its ridiculous logic. Morosi specifically harps on a report that claims the team is unhappy when Puig ignores cutoff men on throws. (Of course, when a player has maybe the best arm since Bo Jackson—as documented here and here—maybe he doesn't need to worry about the cutoff man.)
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