Gary Condin, Lee Harvey Oswald, Fidel, Mike Tyson, O.J., they're all victims of extreme circumstance. He watches his own big screen television in his private corner of the locker room. At least Pete Rose could have used the excuse that he was watching a losing bet. Get this, the San Francisco players don't even like this surly malcontent. Maybe Jeff Kent could hit a curve ball better if Tony Gwynn batted behind him.
Every coach strives for team chemistry.
Try winning a NBA championship with a point guard who will not pass. Win a Super Bowl with a quarterback who hates studying film. Baseball is a different story. Aside from the fact that nine players start a baseball game, the game is won and lost by individual skills. When the team wins, this same player is intensely competitive with a confident swagger off which the rest of the team feeds.