I can appreciate a player who is bent on winning, but its becoming more and more clear that when Samuel has a "bad" inning he lets it get to him WAY too much. Last night he gave up two runs in the fourth and had a complete meltdown in the dugout between innings. He's shown his "fire" after bad innings in the past, but someone needs to sit this kid down and tell him how to channel that energy and use it against batters instead of defenseless water coolers and dugout walls.
That he had to go out and pitch again in the fifth, after that tantrum, was just embarrassing. Grow up, Sam. And do it quickly. The Twins lost last night, but far worse was Deduno's attitude. Divas are a dime-a-dozen in this league and I don't want to have to watch one of those divas pout every time something doesn't go his way.
Play the game like a man and stop acting like a spoiled child. You are currently the best starter the Twins have to offer. A few more breakdowns like that and, before long, you won't even be pitching in the majors.
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