![]() ![]() "Even up until the season starting, I had a really hard time running straight, but I couldn't really turn. "As 2012 approached, I was having a hard time running," Posey said. Heading into his 2012 NL MVP season, Posey still was not at full strength. Injuries played a big role in the remainder of Posey's career. I'm 24 years old, I don't know if I can get behind the plate and squat again." Not knowing (if I can play baseball again). "So bitter and resentful for being in the situation and then just kind of confusion. I hate that for him too, because again he was making a play that he thought was helping his team and my heart does hurt for him that it's caused whatever amount of turmoil in his life." There was a lot of anger and resentment from the fanbase. Obviously, it presented challenges for him as well. "That's definitely changed as years have gone on and at some point, I tried to reach out to him I think a couple years ago. "Cousins, I still haven't talked to him to this day and my initial reaction was that I didn't want to talk to him," Posey added. Looking back on the injury, Posey does feel bad about the negative attention Cousins received for a play where he was trying to score a run for his team. Posey, to this day, has not spoken to Cousins. I kind of had that perspective already and I was pretty bitter about that." I think now that we're removed from it and it's not the 'norm,' I think we can see it's a pretty silly play. "Now you kind of think about it, man that's bizarre. It was like you did your job, you knocked the ball out and it was almost like a badge of honor to destroy the catcher. That was a legal play, a lot of times, that was a play guys would be congratulated for. "It was 12 years ago now, but it was a completely different game. "The game was different then, it doesn't feel like it was that long ago," Posey explained. As horrific as the injury was, Cousins' slide was legal at the time, which, in hindsight, is odd for Posey to think about. Posey fractured his fibula and tore multiple ligaments, sidelining him for the remainder of the season and having lasting effects for years. But then that gratefulness turned into some anger, some questioning." A couple of things, oddly I was kind of grateful for. "The silver lining for me too was my wife was pregnant with our twins, so now selfishly I know I'm going to be there for their birth. ![]()
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