Comments on: Daniel Schlereth was hurt? That’s news to Jim Leyland http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/daniel-schlereth-was-hurt-thats-news-to-jim-leyland/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Wed, 22 May 2013 17:28:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: nodaclu http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/daniel-schlereth-was-hurt-thats-news-to-jim-leyland/comment-page-1/#comment-293499 Wed, 02 May 2012 22:29:46 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144260#comment-293499 He’s the son of a former NFL lineman, so he’s never, EVER going to admit to any injury if he can help it.

If Leyland truly knew his players and their background, he would have understood that and gotten to the bottom of the situation much faster.

]]> By: brokea$$lovesmesomeme http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/daniel-schlereth-was-hurt-thats-news-to-jim-leyland/comment-page-1/#comment-293169 Wed, 02 May 2012 15:52:52 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144260#comment-293169 Me me me my my my it’s all about personal gains, protect your spot on the roster.

]]> By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/daniel-schlereth-was-hurt-thats-news-to-jim-leyland/comment-page-1/#comment-293107 Wed, 02 May 2012 14:35:44 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144260#comment-293107 TheCommonMan had a nice blog post about this just yesterday regarding the Twins:
http://blogs.thescore.com/mlb/2012/05/01/tpa-dispatches-take-a-freaking-day-off-already/

]]> By: Joe http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/daniel-schlereth-was-hurt-thats-news-to-jim-leyland/comment-page-1/#comment-293096 Wed, 02 May 2012 14:28:10 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144260#comment-293096 It’s a no-win situation sometimes. If you play poorly because of an injury, you’re criticized for hurting the team by being selfish and staying in the lineup. If you sit out because of an injury, you’re criticized for hurting the team by being selfish and not playing through it.

]]> By: stlouis1baseball http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/daniel-schlereth-was-hurt-thats-news-to-jim-leyland/comment-page-1/#comment-293078 Wed, 02 May 2012 14:18:33 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144260#comment-293078 You beat me to it AJ! The dude couldn’t even swing the bat. Yet…he was “fine.”
At the end of the day…he got a WS ring and was gone. But at least he got the ring.

]]> By: pbannard http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/daniel-schlereth-was-hurt-thats-news-to-jim-leyland/comment-page-1/#comment-293069 Wed, 02 May 2012 14:10:06 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144260#comment-293069 Plus, he’s costing himself a good chunk of cash – if he’d said he was hurt before he got sent down, he would have gone on the MLB disabled list and been paid (and accrued service time) at the Major League minimum salary; since he went on the MiLB disabled list, he’s being paid considerably less.

]]> By: ajcardsfan http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/daniel-schlereth-was-hurt-thats-news-to-jim-leyland/comment-page-1/#comment-293066 Wed, 02 May 2012 14:08:45 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144260#comment-293066 Makes me think of Scott Rolen

]]> By: danaking http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/02/daniel-schlereth-was-hurt-thats-news-to-jim-leyland/comment-page-1/#comment-293063 Wed, 02 May 2012 14:05:13 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=144260#comment-293063 There’s a line between being a good team player and selfishness. (Maybe insecurity is a better word.) I understand players wanting not to let down the team, but at what point do they have to admit they’re hurting the team by playing at reduced capacity. Not to mention hurting their careers.

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