Craig Carton

That could become an issue.

But I think we're making a little bit much of a mental gap from a leader of the team in the first inning, which is hard to explain, and now putting all the problems of an offense that hasn't hit because he's the bottom line.

I'm keeping it very focused.

This isn't a story if they win the game 7-1.

It's a story because they've lost two out of three.

And because every run is critical and every mistake is critical because the offense has gone in the toilet since the opening day.

And they can't score with runners in scoring position, and that's what they were supposed to do.

That's what they led us to believe this team was more than capable of and what they did on opening day against Paul Skeens.

And since then, nothing.

If they're 5-1 like the Yankees, if they're 4-2 after winning that game 7-1, we're less focused on Lindor's failures and Lindor's shortcomings and mistakes on the base paths or in the field, and we're talking about how they won the first two series of the year.

Losing is the problem.

Yes, it compounds the problem.

But that's why I was very focused.

I'm not talking about the wins and losses.

I'm not talking about the stats.

I'm talking about a guy that you're paying more than $300 million to who can't care enough to know that there's one out.

Like, again, there might be a time, like I said, extra inning game, a lot of things happening, like, you know, different strange things, a lot of hits and errors and runs and that, where maybe you lose sight of it.

We've seen it happen before.

But not in the first inning, man.

First inning guy on first.