Treat the disappointment that afflicts the frustration
Channel: المحتوى الافضل
Date: 22/06/2017

n an up-and-down second season, White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson had a frustrating game Wednesday night against the Twins, and he vented — with his helmet.

“I slammed it into the cubby, yeah,” Anderson said Thursday morning.

Sox manager Rick Renteria addressed the rough night and the emotional display with Anderson after Wednesday’s game to help him keep the “correct perspective.”

“Nobody wants to go through tough times and struggle,” Anderson said. “Slamming helmets is not the right way to go about it because you could get injured, so try to handle it in a better way.

“It’s been tough times and a lot of frustration. I try not to let it get to me, but sometimes it does. I try to balance it out and keep going.”

Anderson’s struggles came on both sides of the game Wednesday.

He went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts at the plate to bring his batting average this season to .256 and his OPS to .658. He also committed his major-league-leading 16th error and misplayed a potential double-play ball that would have been key to getting out of the Twins’ big third inning.

Renteria said after the game Anderson wasn’t aggressive enough getting to second base on the possible double play, and that caused his throw to first to be late.

“I feel like this year has been the toughest year I’ve dealt with since I’ve started playing baseball,” Anderson said. “I have to keep playing, lock in and control it.”
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If there’s a question whether the Sox and Anderson might be better served if he tries to better himself in the minors, as the Cubs planned for struggling Kyle Schwarber on Thursday, Renteria said he thought Anderson’s issues can be corrected with the Sox.

But Renteria also acknowledged the scrutiny on players today is much greater than it was when he played in the 1980s and 90s.

“When things don’t work out as well as you’d want them to on a particular day, it’s there for everybody to see,” Renteria said. “One thing we have to do as a staff and players is step back and stay away from the fray of that attention and stay focused on what you have to do. Minimize how all the noise affects you and continue to play the game.”

As the manager of a rebuilding club, Renteria knows he plays part-time counselor for young players who are experiencing frustrations for the first time at the big-league level.

Anderson, who turns 24 Friday, has had a tumultuous year for anybody, much less a youngster trying to navigate the majors.

He has had highs like signing a six-year, $25 million contract in March and lows like losing a close friend to gun violence in May.

“Everybody’s a human being, and you experience ups and downs,” Renteria said. “We can empathize with all those situations that they’re experiencing, and all you try to do is help them understand that you have to compartmentalize things and be able to separate them. … People have to do it in every facet of life, it’s not just sports.” 

Anderson was still in the Sox lineup, leading off Thursday in the series finale against the Twins, and he said it was good to see the display of faith.

“It speaks a lot of them to have my back,” Anderson said. “I’m going to go out … and compete and fight.”