Joe Maddon

But it was the right thing to do in the moment.

And when you have to worry about making a mistake, then you'll never do the right thing.

Yeah, that's right.

That was a big thing with Javi.

Absolutely.

He's a baseball genius.

He is.

I mean, he just sees things other people don't see.

And then he's able to react upon what he's seeing also.

See, if you see something and there's any, I mean, any kind of hesitation, then that moment's gone.

So that's purely reacted to a moment, and he's able to do that.

But he has to know that if he does it and it doesn't turn out well, he's not going to the principal's office.

Right, that's right.

I mean, if he knows he's going to go to the principal's office every time, he ain't going to try this stuff.

How about the place between third and home, the running place, where he's safe at home?

The Pittsburgh one.

The Pittsburgh one.

Oh, yeah.

Well, most of the time when I did talk to him, he was getting out of control at the plate.

That's when I would talk to him.