A Lack of Effort

In the last couple of days, a new situation has appeared: the Hanley Ramirez debate. In a game against the Diamondbacks, Ramirez went after a shallow fly ball in the outfield, missed the catch and accidentally kicked the ball further out into the outfield. That's not where the fun starts, though. The bases were loaded, and Ramirez simply jogged, then walked, out to the ball and lazily threw it into the cutoff man. Then, after he was scolded by his manager Freddi Gonzalez, he gave a statement to the press saying that Gonzalez never played in the MLB and thus knew nothing of what he was feeling. First of all, Hanley, you are the highest paid person on the Marlins team. Second, you are the star of the Marlins team. So, maybe you should act like one and show some effort. It's been evident when I've watched you over the past few years: you are lazy. Talent is not enough, you have to show some effort. Therefore, you have no right to discredit your manager, who always fields a team of new players and leads them to a way better season than expected. That he has never played, well he has: 5 years catching in the minors. So, Hanley, you need to show your teammates that you are the leader of that team, or else, you better get a day job.