Recap: Lo Duca on WFAN
During his weekly interview with WFAN, Paul Lo Duca told the show’s hosts that he remains confidence in his team, because a) they’re better than what they’ve shown of late, b) still have a three-game lead, and c) they know they’re capable of winning, they just need to do it.
Lo Duca responded with a solid four-seconds of silence when asked if he believes his manager, Willie Randolph, should go out an defend his players to the umpire, such as when Marlon Anderson and Lo Duca were ejected over the weekend for arguing balls and strikes.
…i wrote the following three days ago, and i’m glad to know i was not just speculating…
i would like to have seen willie get a bit loud with the ump here, as well…usually, i don’t put a lot of stock in to this, but back-to-back nights he sees his player got tossed, in the ninth, and i’d like to think his players would appreciate knowing willie is as angry about it as they are…
Overall, Lo Duca credits the recent swoon to simply playing poor defense, which has made the bullpen look far worse than it actually is.
He expressed concern that some of his teammates were laughing on the bench last night, up by four runs in the fourth, considering they blew similar leads in nearly every game they lost over the weekend.
Yes, he is concerned by the team’s recent play, and though he didn’t acknowledge whether they would benefit from being yelled at by Randolph, he did say he may talk with Tom Glavine, Carlos Delgado, and other veterans, about how best to – and whether they should – address the locker room.
If he had a message to the team, it would be that they can’t take anything for granted. He expressed over and over again that he so badly wants to return to the post-season, and win a World Series, and does not want to see this talented team waste a great opportunity.
To listen to Lo Duca’s entire interview, go to WFAN.com.
