Chavez Surrenders To The Tigers
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME CHAVEZ HAS GIVEN UP IN THE MEDIA
The A's have folded, at least, that's what Eric Chavez is saying. The slick-fielding thirdbasemen added words to the shrugs and bowed heads in the Oakland clubhouse.
"We've run into a better team and there's really nothing you can do. They've been better than us in every aspect of the game. I don't have any problem saying that."
Chavez's inappropriate comments are nothing new. He's been saying the exact same thing every time the A's have been up against the wall.
Here's Chavez's quote last August just as the A's began a crucial series against the Los Angeles Angels [Read the post from August 9, 2005 in the LFR]:
Chavez's candor in the midst of adversity was not welcomed last season when they fell short of beating the Angels and it's definitely unwarranted on the brink of the elimination in the ALCS.
It's a mystery containing many hard to quantify reasons why the A's choke during the playoffs, but if you want one glaring reason point to a strange willingness to capitulate in the newspapers.
Who knows, maybe Chavez has French blood flowing through his veins because surrendering to the enemy comes very easily to him.
The A's have folded, at least, that's what Eric Chavez is saying. The slick-fielding thirdbasemen added words to the shrugs and bowed heads in the Oakland clubhouse.
"We've run into a better team and there's really nothing you can do. They've been better than us in every aspect of the game. I don't have any problem saying that."
Chavez's inappropriate comments are nothing new. He's been saying the exact same thing every time the A's have been up against the wall.
Here's Chavez's quote last August just as the A's began a crucial series against the Los Angeles Angels [Read the post from August 9, 2005 in the LFR]:
I'll never say we have more talent than them," he said. "They're just so solid. Top to bottom, they've got more talent, hands down. They should win the division, if you ask me.
Chavez's candor in the midst of adversity was not welcomed last season when they fell short of beating the Angels and it's definitely unwarranted on the brink of the elimination in the ALCS.
It's a mystery containing many hard to quantify reasons why the A's choke during the playoffs, but if you want one glaring reason point to a strange willingness to capitulate in the newspapers.
Who knows, maybe Chavez has French blood flowing through his veins because surrendering to the enemy comes very easily to him.
