In what SFE management sincerely hopes will be an obvious and important lesson to all current and future players, World Series goat Jean Segura has been EXPUNGED....er, that is, traded to Redwood for Robinson Cano.
In a press release today, newly acquired Pioneer, Jean Segura, spoke about the toxic environment in the Gecko Lizard clubhouse following their championship series loss to New Monmouth. He was treated as an outcast following his two-out error that extended the inning, allowing Bryce Homer to come to the plate, whose grand slam blast sealed Santa Fe's loss. Said Segura, "My view in sports has always been, we win as a team and we lose as a team, but following that game, management treated me like I alone was the reason for our loss. Did I throw the pitch that Harper hit? There's 8 other guys in that lineup that could have changed the outcome of that game with their bat, but everyone wants to point their finger at me." Segura said he looks forward to a new start in Redwood, and the opportunity to face his former team is certainly enticing, saying "Perhaps the next time they see me, they'll have a legitimate reason to hate me! I look forward to the opportunity."
The Santa Fe Gecko Lizards would like to address certain statements from their former "second baseman" Jean Segura.
Mr. Segura is aware that while his offensive potential was a nice bonus, he was primarily acquired for his defensive steadiness. The team consistently asked him to focus on defensive contributions and in particular requested that he undertake additional defensive drills during the postseason.
In Game 6 of the World Series, Mr. Segura committed what was, frankly, an inexcusable error in the first inning on a routine double-play ground ball, directly leading to 4 runs being scored against the team. While the team went on to win the game (scoring 6 runs with Mr. Segura contributing neither a run nor and RBI), this egregious defensive failure that almost ended the team's season was of strong concern.
Despite assurances that Mr. Segura would re-intensify his efforts for Game 7, he was reported to have been out late that evening with certain "Jersey Shore" cast members engaging in traditional New Jersey entertainments.
When his noticeably sluggishness in the field in Game 7 resulted in another easily-fielded ground ball hitting his glove and bouncing out, turning what should've been an inning-ending double play into a run-scoring error that then led to another 3 runs coming in and, ultimately, the team's loss of the World Series, it was obvious that it was time to move on and acquire an actual Gold Glove second baseman.
We normally wish a departing player well when he moves on from the team. In Mr. Segura's case, he knows what he did and he may reap the consequences. We note that his new team has already put him on the block, which we think speaks well to Mr. Segura's character.
