Collins said Tejada was not wearing a cup.
With that said, both Bob Geren and David Wright were seen speaking to Tejada in the dugout after he made out on that fly ball.
According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, Collins had spoken previously to Tejada about running hard to first base regardless of the outcome.
Michael Baron, MetsBlog.com
We are seeing a lot of these kinds of things lately ' players not covering bases, players not hustling, players shrugging their shoulders and hanging their heads, and so on. In the case of Tejada, I get that things like that hurt, but if he was hurt so bad that he couldn't run properly, he should have been taken out of the game. I know, it's a byproduct of losing, and I'm sure none of them are particularly proud of their performances in the second half. And, they're human, and being upset about the way things are going is both fair and reasonable. But the listlessness and apparent indifferences are just not acceptable, and it reflects poorly on everyone in uniform. But, as I said yesterday, there doesn't seem to be any public accountability for these issues.Look, I don't need Terry Collins to blow a gasket every time the team embarrass themselves or do something they shouldn't do. But these are things Terry has said countless times (including the day he was hired in November, 2010) are intolerable in this organization, yet the incidents only seem to be increasing with time. I've said over and over again how much I believe in the direction of this organization despite these difficult times, but seeing these issues surface isn't a good sign to me, even if it involves players who might not be part of the plan going forward.
