Craig Carton
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Benching him does not improve the odds of it not happening again.
It just makes us feel better.
So we should just tolerate it.
No, if it happens again, you can't make the same mistake twice.
So if it happens the second time, then we're going to punish it.
If it becomes a trend with Lindor, it's become a trend with certain players.
That needs to be nipped in the bud.
This is his sixth year, seventh year with the Mets, the 10th, 12th, 15th, 13th year of his career.
He's on a Hall of Fame trajectory.
This has never been an issue before.
He does not need to be benched nor traded.
Maybe we should send him back to Cleveland where he cared more.
He played better.
He played as well two years ago as he ever played for Cleveland.
For three months.
And led them to the NLCS.
Including massive home runs.
The doubleheader in Atlanta with that home run.
The home run against Philadelphia.
He played his ass off.