Quote:“Look guys, you can show me all the stats in the world, but it will never replace the fact that when I face, say Ryan Zimmerman, I can just wink at him and he’s out.  But when I face like Andrew McCutchen–who I hardly ever get out–I just stand on the mound and shit myself.  The only number I’m thinking about when I face him is a big old number two.”

 

Quote:Everyone must read this interview with Latos. I enjoyed it quite a bit.

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Everyone must read this interview with Latos. I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Quote:<b>Q:</b> What about the Marlins? What do you think?

<p style="font-family:Vollkorn, serif;color:rgb(38,53,60);"><b>A:</b> This team is going to be a lot of fun. There is a lot of talent in here. My agent asked me (at the start of the offseason), "Let’s say you’re not traded. What teams would you be interested in free agency?" The first one that popped into my head was this one. Because of the young core. You’ve got a lot of young guys in their early to mid 20s, all stacked together, who don’t have a lot of (service) time. Well, that one little veteran presence in there can make a big difference.

<p style="font-family:Vollkorn, serif;color:rgb(38,53,60);">You look at the Reds after we lost Bronson (Arroyo, after the 2013 season). Everything went to s---. You look at it after we lost Scott Rolen (after 2012). Everything went to s---. When Scott was there, we had guys doing exactly what they were supposed to do. After Scott left, we had guys with two years in the big leagues, in the clubhouse, on their phones, laying down in the video room, just hanging out during games, not in the dugout, not cheering their teammates on. Our dugout looked like a ghost town.

<p style="font-family:Vollkorn, serif;color:rgb(38,53,60);">After Bronson, the same exact thing. We had starters in there roping our (clubhouse attendants), like, cattle-roping our clubbies. Guys on their computers, buying stuff, hanging out in the clubhouse. We had a guy with a year-and-a-half in the big leagues wandering around the clubhouse, hanging out. We had a closer in there sleeping until the seventh inning. We lose that veteran leadership, that’s what happens. You can’t have that ... it turns into a circus.

<p style="font-family:Vollkorn, serif;color:rgb(38,53,60);">My main thing here is guys will do what they want to do. I don’t care. That’s fine. They’re grown men. They can do whatever they want. But come game time, I want three to four hours of accountability. No cellphones. Focus on the game.

<p style="font-family:Vollkorn, serif;color:rgb(38,53,60);">I just want to keep it to a minimum. There is no reason anyone needs to be in the clubhouse on their phone, on their iPad, doing anything other than what they’re supposed to be doing. You want to go grab coffee, by all means go ahead. You want to grab a snack or drink, go to the bathroom, go ahead. I don’t care. Get in, get out, let’s go, get ready. Accountability. Responsibility. Three to four hours a day.

Quote:I got the idea that Mat Latos was a shit show player more so than the Reds organization. 

Quote:I don't see anything wrong with a guy expecting those around him to act like professional baseball players.

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I don't see anything wrong with a guy expecting those around him to act like professional baseball players.

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I don't see anything wrong with a guy expecting those around him to act like professional baseball players.