导出博客文章Missing his first All-Star Game since 2008 was a tough blow for Yadier
Molina.Even though the 34-year-old catcher welcomed the respite, he was deeply
disappointed in his performance in the first half of the season with the St.
Louis Cardinals.I hate to look bad, said Molina in a recent conversation with
ESPN.com. I hate losing. Im a bad loser.When I am performing poorly and the team
is losing, I feel terrible. I am a very proud man in what I do. I want to be the
very best. And sometimes thats not going to happen. In baseball, we play too
many games, there are so many moments when you are going to fail, but I simply
dont like to lose.And struggle the Cardinals?did.St. Louis finished the first
half barely four games above .500 (46-42), seven games behind the
division-leading Chicago Cubs?and far from the team that was 56-33 at the break
in 2015 and went on to win 100 games on its way to securing a third consecutive
National League Central title.Molinas batting average in his first 82 games in
2016 was .259 with only 28 RBIs, evidence of the much-noticed decline his
offense has shown his past two injury-ridden seasons.Nonetheless, Bengie and
Jose Molinas younger brother said he paid no attention to the multiple
criticisms writing him -- and the Cardinals -- off.We are a good team that never
gives up, Molina said. We have had a lot of injuries, players that we have
missed, but every time we put someone in the lineup, whatever their last name
is, they give their best.We are a team of tradition and know how to win. It
hasnt been an easy season for us, yet here we are.It has been a tale of two
halves for Molina, and his resurgent offense has gone hand in hand with the
Cardinals re-establishing themselves as solid wild-card playoff
contenders.Molina said he has no explanation for his remarkable improvement,
beyond feeling healthier. With a batting average of .357 and 13 doubles and two
home runs in his past 34 games, Molina has had the best offensive production
among all catchers that have played at least 20 games in the second half of the
season.I play ball the same way every day, Molina said. Sometimes things go your
way, sometimes they dont. But I have been playing baseball for a long time, and
the key is always making adjustments. And each game its different.I also have
felt healthier lately, better than the first couple of months. I had two
surgeries back in December. A lot of people dont realize that. It has taken a
while for my hand to feel 100 percent. I cant say Im at a 100 percent, because I
really am not, but it has felt better, and that helped me perform better.The
Cards currently hold a 1? game lead over the Miami Marlins for the National
Leagues second wild-card slot after losing two out of three games to the New
York Mets. But while Molina certainly has a sense of acceptance to the
inevitability of the Cubs being crowned divisional champs, he is quick to point
out that making it into the postseason is the Cardinals only goal, regardless of
how they get there.Chicago is playing really well, but there is nothing written
in baseball, said the eight-time Gold Glove Award winner and four-time Platinum
Glove Award winner. I have gone through many moments, played in World Series,
and weve been back 10 games or 11 games with 20 days left in the season, and we
have come from behind to reach the playoffs.Winning the division is one of those
things that one would like to do, but the mentality of every player is to make
it to the playoffs. Anything can happen in the playoffs. We won 100 games last
season and lost in the first round. Winning the division doesnt guarantee you
anything. It doesnt guarantee that you will go to the World Series. All that
matters is that you get to play in the postseason -- and there, anything can
happen.
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But when it comes to determining if Raymond will find a place on the Leafs
roster when training camp concludes in a week, well, that decision will
ultimately fall to the head coach. The Arizona Diamondbacks activated ace
right-hander Zack Greinke from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday.He is
scheduled to start Tuesday nights game against the New York Mets at
CitiField.Greinke was placed on the disabled list on July 3 because of tightness
in his left oblique, an injury he suffered while batting against the Phillies on
June 28.The Diamondbacks ace is 10-3 with a 3.62 ERA in his first season with
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