Did you watch the game? When Ollie left they still had the lead and the BULLPEN could not hold it.

“You have to change the culture because this culture isn’t working” is a cop out. It’s an act of impulsive frustration. It’s thoughtless. Go ahead and change the culture. See how much the team improves. It won’t. You are misdiagnosing the problem.

The only players in baseball who’s value is comparable to David Wright’s when you factor in defense, age, and production are Hanley Ramirez and Joe Mauer–leaving aside Albert Pujols who is a modern-day Ted Williams with good defense. Chase Utley? He’s 5 years older, puts up inferior offensive numbers, and for what it’s worth (which isn’t much) was possibly the worst clutch hitter in baseball this year by any metric–look it up; it’s true. Holiday? Coors splits–pushing thirty–easy position–inferior offensively when park factors are accounted for. Aramis? He’s older and his best year does not measure up to David Wright’s worst–which is not really valid because Wright puts up the same superstar numbers every year. Miggy Cabrera? Head case. Waist problem. Could not cut it defensively at 3rd so had to be moved to 1st. And the edge he has on Wright offensively is overblown. It’s there, but it’s slight. ARod? His numbers are only moderately better and he’s 8 years older and makes a ludicrous amount of money. Ryan Howard? Pushing 30, inconsistent offensively. Useless defensively. The list of players less valuable than Wright includes virtually all players in baseball. Only Mauer and Hanley compare, and you’d simply be trading franchise players with another team.