• Olsen Provides Some Interesting Insight

  • locker roomWhile we’re at it, the Palm Beach Post also provides us with a couple of interesting gems courtesy of Scott Olsen:

    Commenting about the Joe Girardi / Jeffery Loria fued:

    “We haven’t had to deal with that this year, which is a plus,”

    I don’t seem to remember players really commenting about that before. Clearly it was a huge clubhouse issue. It’s amazing to believe that so many rookies did so well with something like that hanging over their heads.

    Also,

    “He was more genuinely concerned about my health and my well-being than I thought he would be,” Olsen said. “That was a big relief … Some coaches would probably ream you out for that. He knows that I know I messed up.

    “I get suspended, arrested, and he sat me down and said, ‘This is how it is, this is what you need, this is what we need.’ Everything is straightforward with him.”

    Interesting to hear Scott Olsen talk openly about his screw-ups. My reading is that Fredi‘s reaction is helping Scott recognize, accept, and hopefully address his problems.

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  • Pointing the Spotlight at Fredi

  • Since we are at the point when we can question and criticize this season’s Marlins, the Palm Beach Post throws us some fastballs with Fredi Gonzalez’s face all over them. They tell us this:

    Girardi was widely admired by his players. All indications are that Gonzalez has gained similar respect.

    and

    “He talks to you like you’re his son. He doesn’t talk to you like he’s your leader. He’s more of a family-oriented manager. You know if you ever had a problem with anything he’s the first guy you’d feel comfortable going to.”

    So question to all the fish fans — is the team better off with a dictator or a father figure?

    “He has gotten a lot wiser. He’s real good at being the same. He knows that consistency in the chair that he sits in is probably the strongest quality you can have and he’s not going to waver from that.”

    Is he too consistent? He’s a rookie manager, shouldn’t there be some kind of correction?

    Or should we just say that injuries killed the season and it doesn’t matter what the manager did?

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