Maybe it's the players. The general manager. The team name. Penance from the baseball gods for trying to steal teams from other cities. The specific problem is hard to pinpoint, Vaughn said.
Part has to do with attitude, part atmosphere.
Vaughn talks of, but won't name, teammates who he says are more concerned with their individual performance than team success. He questions their priorities, their will to win. After a rough loss, he surveys the clubhouse with disdain. I can handle losing because I've lost before. I can't handle people who are content with losing.