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It’s hard to say precisely when the Blue Jays speed wobble began. But the car has now begun to drift into oncoming traffic.
Catcher J.P. Arencibia made news three weeks ago when he took a swipe at SportsNet analysts Gregg Zaun and Dirk Hayhurst in a radio interview. Later that same day, the burner was back down to simmer, but Arencibia hadn’t let go of anything.
“(I) said what I felt,” Arencibia said then. “I don’t regret anything.”
At this point, he apparently regrets just about everything, though he continues to say things.
On Tuesday morning, Arencibia had another snit, this time in a multi-entry burst on Twitter.
“It’s unfortunate to see how words are twisted to make false stories. I give way too much of myself to have others try to make me out to …
“… Something/someone I’m not. Solution. I make myself very accessible with constant charitable events, and opening up to social media for the …
“… for the fans. I will no longer be on twitter. Thanks to all the fans who support and praying for the others who hate. God bless.”
A few minutes later, he closed his account.
If we’re guessing, it was this Toronto Sun piece (in which it’s very difficult to see how Arencibia’s words were “twisted”) that pushed him off the dock. The column, by Steve Buffery, referenced both the Sportsnet spat and a subsequent interview with MLB radio in which the catcher said he’d taken his complaints to Blue Jays president Paul Beeston.
One man. Multiple meltdowns after fair criticism of subjects he decided to introduce, unprompted. It might also be noted both had their genesis in radio interviews, suggesting that’s the medium Arencibia might want to give up.
It signifies nothing, of course. Athletes snap all the time, and especially when they’re having wretched years (.219/.253/.419; 102 Ks vs. 13BB) on losing teams.
Unfortunately, it does increase the impression – correct or not – that the Blue Jays haven’t just lost the season, but that some of them are in the process of giving up on it. Reported by Toronto Star 10 hours ago.
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It’s hard to say precisely when the Blue Jays speed wobble began. But the car has now begun to drift into oncoming traffic.Catcher J.P. Arencibia made news three weeks ago when he took a swipe at SportsNet analysts Gregg Zaun and Dirk Hayhurst in a radio interview. Later that same day, the burner was back down to simmer, but Arencibia hadn’t let go of anything.
“(I) said what I felt,” Arencibia said then. “I don’t regret anything.”
At this point, he apparently regrets just about everything, though he continues to say things.
On Tuesday morning, Arencibia had another snit, this time in a multi-entry burst on Twitter.
“It’s unfortunate to see how words are twisted to make false stories. I give way too much of myself to have others try to make me out to …
“… Something/someone I’m not. Solution. I make myself very accessible with constant charitable events, and opening up to social media for the …
“… for the fans. I will no longer be on twitter. Thanks to all the fans who support and praying for the others who hate. God bless.”
A few minutes later, he closed his account.
If we’re guessing, it was this Toronto Sun piece (in which it’s very difficult to see how Arencibia’s words were “twisted”) that pushed him off the dock. The column, by Steve Buffery, referenced both the Sportsnet spat and a subsequent interview with MLB radio in which the catcher said he’d taken his complaints to Blue Jays president Paul Beeston.
One man. Multiple meltdowns after fair criticism of subjects he decided to introduce, unprompted. It might also be noted both had their genesis in radio interviews, suggesting that’s the medium Arencibia might want to give up.
It signifies nothing, of course. Athletes snap all the time, and especially when they’re having wretched years (.219/.253/.419; 102 Ks vs. 13BB) on losing teams.
Unfortunately, it does increase the impression – correct or not – that the Blue Jays haven’t just lost the season, but that some of them are in the process of giving up on it. Reported by Toronto Star 10 hours ago.
