Okay, we have taken the ‘El For President’ posters down from the new
closed campaign headquarters. No, there will be no more press conferences. Yes,
he did look like Alay Soler in that televised
Yankee game.
By the time you read this, Elvin Ramirez will
probably be back in Buffalo. Yes, he should be, but, no, he still deserved the
past few days in NYC.
You can only do so much as a coach, trainer, pundit, or scout. You can
sign them, send them up the levels if they excel, and when they run out of
levels to excel at, the next step is the Bigs. It’s only then do you find out
if they are ready both physically and mentally. You’ve probably guessed well on
the physical because you have the stats in your hand. It’s the mental that’s
the last step.
Picture Ramirez. One night, striking out some AAAA rag-tag in front of
3,000 shivering fans in Buffalo. Next, a sell-out at Yankee Stadium with Jeter
staring you down. Not the same cup of tea.
What happens now is anybody’s guess. The Mets will give the kid another
chance if he stats up well again in AAA, but will the Kid man up the next time
he’s on the major bump?
Don’t know. No one knows.
We did our job.
It’s up to him now.
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