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 More Nationals NewsNationals LinksIt isn't often that a broadcaster takes a serious dig at the team he works for, but that's exactly what Rob Dibble did recently. "This isn't a Major League baseball team I'm watching out here ... It's pathetic. I've never seen a team that is ok with losing ... Some guys are mailing it in, and it's hard to watch," Dibble said. Washington is far-and-away the worst team in baseball this season with a record of 25-59. "Well, I've seen it all year," Dibble said. "You have a team that came off a 102-loss season ... Guys just aren't getting to balls, they're not trying, they're not diving, and more importantly, guys aren't calling them out. "Listen, our guys aren't doing as well as the other team," Dibble adde. "They need to be playing a lot harder than they are. What I'm saying is, it's not so much mailing it in physically, but mentally, some of these guys, they're happy after a ball game when they get their butts whipped, they're happy and smiling like it's funny when they're getting beat in day in and day out and embarrassed on that field. I know Manny Acta and I know these coaches are busting their butts to get the most out of these guys, but the players, they don't expect that out of each other in that locker room. That's what I'm saying. "Somebody needs to point a finger in there and say, 'Enough's enough. You guys are on my team, you've got to go out there and back me up.' John Lannan deserved better out of his bullpen, he deserves better defensively, and he definitely damn well deserves better offensively after what he's done the last six outings on a bad ballclub ... So for me to watch a guy like John Lannan, who I think has a huge heart, and he goes out there, he never mails it in, I think there's a lot of guys who should apologize to him." |
