WHY SOMEONE NEEDS AN ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT

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No, believe it or not, it’s not Rafael Soriano.

Yeah, interesting nugget not a lot of people knew about but something I'd love to bring to your attention. Mark Feinsand from the New York Daily news had it HERE. This Yankee is not even close to being an official Yankee yet, but it seems all the talk about him has gone to his head already, at least it's my opinion. According to several reports last week, Gary Sanchez, the Yankees catching prospect was up in Charleston, but because of a "bad attitude", was ordered back to Tampa.

According to Baseball America, Sanchez is number 2 on the Yankees prospects list right behind Jesus Montero and the reports are that Sanchez was frustrated because of his slow start this year. He’s only batting .238 with 4 home runs.

When asked to enter a game as a replacement, Sanchez refused and on a separate occasion, when asked to catch a pitcher in the bullpen, he blew that off as well. Stop right there; If I’m that manager, I’m benching this kid immediately and i will follow it up with a "Who do you think you are?"

I can tell you right now that blogs and sports news are to blame. What I mean by that is for an 18 year old prospect to have that much pressure on himself is terrible and we, fuel that fire.Yes he's talented and yes, he knows he's talented but I feel like that pressure really helped bring this kid over the top. Obviously, If he’s getting frustrated, he's hyped himself up. It’s hard to teach an 18 year old to turn it down a notch, slow down and take a deep breath.

Baseball could never be more clearer to me that it’s a team sport inside and out. I find it unbelievable that a kid would refuse to be a "replacement." Even Jorge Posada, who has rings, and had some amazing years as Yankees catcher behind the plate would never pull that. He even apologized after Posada-gate and has moved on. This kid, Sanchez, would be nothing in my mind if we didn’t take a chance on him and he needs to come to the realization that a bad attitude is a disease.

But there is a happy ending. It's being reported by The Times Tribune that Sanchez returned to Charleston and is "a bit more humble than he was when he left."

Let's hope that sticks and we see this guy shine in a few years.

And another little nugget, The Yankees 13th-round pick was a junior college outfielder by the name of Justin James. Read HERE. That may not "WOW" you. What will "WOW" you is he is the son of former Yankees outfielder Dion James. Us older guys know who that is. If you don't, read about my delirious flu dream titled WHY I SALUTE 2 FORGOTTEN YANKEES.

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