Cubs’ starting pitcher Jon
Lester doesn’t get it. Teammate John
Lackey is most likely out the door into retirement, and all Lester can do is
praise him. “On the media side of
things, those two guys [Lester and Josh Beckett, both teammates with Lester in
Boston] are probably not well liked,” Lester said in the Tribune after the Dodgers
eliminated the Cubs last week. Gosh, why
is that, Jon?
Yes, I know the media
can ask stupid questions; you can catch one or two during news conferences. But here’s the thing: reporters are there on
my behalf. And who am I, if only Lester
would bother to ask. A fan, that’s who.
Lester went on to talk
about how Lakcey and Beckett knew how to treat “young guys the right way,
teaching them the game.” Speaking of
himself, Lester admitted, “I may be an [@#!!], I may show my emotions too much,
I may show up the umpire too many times, I may yell at hitters. I don’t really care. In this clubhouse with my guys and my team,
that’s what drives me.”
How touching. Now, let’s take away the fans who jam Wrigley
Field and generate the TV ratings that make possible the revenue that allows
Lester to sign his $155 million deal with the Cubs. Does he mean to say he has no obligation to
those people who make the difference between professional standing and a
weekend beer league?
In that case, how sad.
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