[轉錄] Sojo: A-Rod took it personally
Sojo: A-Rod took it personally
By Jennifer Royle
YES Network Online
October 12, 2005
NEW YORK ?Shortly after Mel Stottlemyre reflected upon his negative
experiences as the New York Yankees pitching coach, third base coach Luis
Sojo expressed his interest in returning in 2006, and his disappointment in
Stottlemyre's decision.
None of the coaches have a contract for next season. Sojo said he's waiting
to hear whether or not the Yankees would like him to return next season, and
understands the situation is out of his hands.
"He's been here for 10 years," said Sojo who also received criticism
throughout the season from the front office. "They were a winning team and
Mel was a big part of it. It's going to be tough but that's the name of the
game: you're either in or you're out and you have to move on. We're going to
miss him, that's for sure."
When reporters told Sojo that Stottlemyre stated New York and Tampa need to
be on the same page, he responded, "No comment," with a smile.
Over the course of the season, Sojo developed close relationships with
Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez, who was arguably the biggest disappointment
from the postseason. According to Sojo, Rodriguez, who went 2-for-15 (.133)
in the ALDS, apologized to a room full of coaches after the Game 5 loss in
Anaheim.
"You just have to suck it up," said Sojo. "He's the best player in baseball
and he's been doing well all season. It's a shame though, because you can
tell how much the guy wants to win.
"To end it the way it was, he blamed himself. This is a team effort. He has a
lot of expectations that he's supposed to do better than everybody else ?it's
not going to work like that. You have to do the job the best you can. I think
he took it personal."
Aside from Rodriguez's MVP-caliber numbers, Sojo was also impressed with the
season Cano had, both offensively and defensively. The second baseman, who
was brought up on May 3 to replace the unproductive Tony Womack, hit .297
with 14 home runs and 62 RBI, numbers that could earn him American League
Rookie of the Year honors.
However, Cano demonstrated impatience at the plate, made some baserunning
blunders and some mental mistakes on defense in his first year in the majors,
but not enough to warrant sending him back to the minors.
"He needs to focus more on the game," said Sojo, who compared Cano's lack of
focus to that of Alfonso Soriano. "He has to concentrate a little bit more
and anticipate things. He's young, so he's going to learn that but that's the
only concern I had all year long. I told him, 'You're not 10 years old,
you're 22. You have to concentrate.' But that's the way he is. Hopefully we
can change that.
"He's a smart kid. He's here to stay."
Jennifer Royle is a writer/editor for YES Network Online
http://www.yesnetwork.com/yankees/news.asp?news_id=1471
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