If he were playing in Minnesota or Milwaukee, that wouldn't have happened. When you're around a winning team and do that, it makes you feel worse. Valentin stuck around and faced the music after his four-error day, but he didn't think Knoblauch was wrong for leaving. I feel bad for him. The New York media were just going to make it worse for him.
Baseball is a summer sport.
It's close to that time and we happen to be doing well. Manuel wants his players confident, but doesn't want them to start believing the hype. It's a young season with a young team. It's still too early. I hope that's feeling stays for the entire season, but this is not October.