Note: Church Asked for the Day Off
Ryan Church did not start yesterday, because he asked Willie Randolph for the day off.
Church told reporters that he was feeling a bit fatigued, which was not associated with this recent concussion.
He said he expects to be back in the lineup tonight for the start of a four-game series with the Padres.
Randolph told reporters before the game, “Physically, he’s tired and needed a rest…He needs to build up his strength a little bit.”
…i was sent several e-mails yesterday, and saw a few comments, all ripping willie for ‘benching’ church, writing that willie is ‘stupid’ for wanting to play Endy Chavez instead…
…turns out, church wanted the rest…and sure, willie could have ignored the request, but given what church has been through of late it makes sense to let him rest when he needs it…
…of course, this didn’t stop some fans from assuming they know everything, going so far as to call a man stupid…
…why do people do this…if i have learned anything from the experience of MetsBlog, it’s that we, as fans, are not as smart and aware as we’d like to think we are…me included…in fact, it’s made me less opinionated in some cases, because having had the opportunity to peak behind the MLB curtain, i now know there is so much about the game that i am missing…stats and boxscores are only a small part of the story…and there is only so much we can know factually through a computer…
