In the Daily News, Anthony McCarron says Chris Young has found inspiration in Johan Santan's no-hitter.
According to Brian Costa of the Wall Street Journal, Andres Torres's ADHD has made it more difficult for him to break out of his slump and focus at the plate.
Jon Rauch re-tweeted a handful of vile messages sent to his Twitter account after giving up a walk-off homer to Russell Martin on Sunday. Anthony McCarron of the Daily News writes, 'It was a window into what the average pro athletes' Twitter feed is like after an emotional game.'
Vinny Cartiglia: Look, like most fans I was heated after Rauch served up the long-ball to Martin. I read some of the re-tweets, and they were brutal. Social media has put us so close to the athlete that sometimes fans might go too far. Rauch's @ reply's on Sunday night were a small example of that. If you listened to his post-game presser, he was obviously upset with his performance' just like we were. But, we are fans. We are emotional. We're supposed to be. I curse at my TV and let my emotions get the best of me at times, as well. But that does not make it right to personally attack him ' or any other player ' on Twitter.
Matthew Cerrone: This is true, Vin. However, he doesn't have to be on Twitter. It's not an obligation. Josh Thole quit a few days in, stating simply that he didn't like the criticism. That's cool. I thought that was a mistake for him, but to each his own. Look, I love Twitter, but it's not the end-all be-all to life. I mean, if you don't want to be part of it, for better or worse, then don't be part of it.
However, if you are going to be on it, and you are a public figure, then you need to know you are going to get ripped to shreds at times. It's the nature of the beast. For instance, I simply write a sports blog and even I get killed on Twitter every single day (much like in the comment section on this site) with all sorts of baseless, ignorant conspiracy theories about why I do or don't what I do. The commentary is almost always incorrect and I so badly always want to respond to each shred of feedback, but there is only so much time in the day. So, instead, I listen, acknowledge it, soak up the tiny lesson that might be available and move on.
Rauch could do the same, as he usually does. Sunday was not his first rough outing, and those were not the first negative comments he was sent. However, in this one instance, he decided to open the window in to what that type of criticism looks like. I felt bad for him, which may or may not have been his goal. In the end, though, he should know that most fans care more about his fragile elbow (and lack of quality pitches) than his fragile ego.
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