After sweeping the Padres, the Dodgers were pretty confident. But that feeling vanished after a walk-off\u00a0 4-3 loss to the Rockies, one of the worst-performing teams in baseball right now with a 36-89 record. The team was quite frustrated as they lost their 9-game lead after a recent sweep against the Angels. So, after this recent loss, veteran outfielder Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez\u2018s defensive blunder caught all the attention.<\/p>\n
At the bottom of the third inning, he hesitated to dive over Brenton Doyle\u2019s fly ball, and he then threw to third base instead of second. This decision allowed Colorado to get two runners in scoring position and helped the Rockies to tie the game. Then again, in the bottom of the ninth, a misplay by Hern\u00e1ndez cost the Dodgers the game when he failed to catch a shallow ball of Ezequiel Tovar at right. Just after that, a walk-off hit from Warming Bernabel was the final nail in the coffin.<\/p>\n
After that, Dave Roberts shared his thoughts on that: \u201cHe\u2019s got to get better out there.\u201d He also added, \u201cThere\u2019s just no way to put it. I know there\u2019s effort \u2014 it\u2019s not a lack of effort. But the thing is, we\u2019ve just got to get better. We do. I don\u2019t know what else to say.\u201d Robert\u2019s words were tough and sharp this time. These comments from the manager set the stage for an intense debate.<\/p>\n
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The hosts of the Talkin\u2019 Baseball podcast felt Roberts made a serious mistake, as one host commented, \u201cIf you watch the rest of his clip, I think he realized like, \u2018Oh, I shouldn\u2019t have said that.\u2019 Cuz he kind of like stuttered and then tried to say \u2018we have to get better, we have to do that,\u2019 which is what you\u2019re supposed to say.\u201d They pointed, \u201cGo find me a season where Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez has been like a plus defender\u2026that\u2019s not his calling card and you know that.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Chris Rose, a co-host of the podcast, drew a comparison with the approach of Yankees\u2019 manager Aaron Boone. \u201cLet\u2019s remember, within the last three weeks, we have had the discussion about whether or not Aaron Boone has been too soft on Anthony Volpe,\u201d Rose said. \u201cHe will never criticize him publicly\u2026So the fact that he took out a veteran publicly\u2026that is a veteran-laden clubhouse. That is a championship clubhouse. You have to imagine that players heard it and they\u2019re like, \u2018Whoa, whoa, whoa, skip. Come on, now.’\u201d<\/p>\n