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Vernon Wells calls out Blue Jays current management during interview
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Former All-Star and Blue Jays legend Vernon Wells recently spoke with Sportsnet regarding the Blue Jays disappointing season.
Wells spent 12 years in Toronto which allowed him to live through some great moments within the organization and some disappointing ones as well. The Blue Jays legend recently spoke on the team's current season stating that he believes they have the roster to be a great team but distractions can often be a killer within the clubhouse. He added that when a team is in a shaky place come the trade deadline and players know some will be moved, it is hard to stay focused on the game.
«In my opinion, there's enough talent in that room to win,» he says, but he's also been on enough teams similarly talented that didn't win to know how difficult it can be to piece everything together.
«There's also the chemistry. There's also just a feeling of togetherness and I don't know if it's in that room or not because I'm not in there,» Wells, who helped coach at the Futures Game during all-star week, continues. «But I do know from past experience, if the focus is on other things or if there's any distraction whatsoever, just the smallest thing, you take away from the game. And as hard as this game is, you can't have any distractions.»
Wells remembers summers like that, where «we got to the break and if we weren't playing well, there was the fear of losing guys» in deadline deals. «You'd see the potential in that room to be a really good team and you'd hope at some point everything's able to come together and turn it around,» he says. «That being said, you're still playing against the best players in the world who are trying to do the same thing. There's no magic sauce to it. If they're able to get it going (this summer), there's enough talent in that clubhouse to put together a good streak. But it not, there could be the potential for a lot of changes, which I don't necessarily want to see at this point.»
«There's also the chemistry. There's also just a feeling of togetherness and I don't know if it's in that room or not because I'm not in there,» Wells, who helped coach at the Futures Game during all-star week, continues. «But I do know from past experience, if the focus is on other things or if there's any distraction whatsoever, just the smallest thing, you take away from the game. And as hard as this game is, you can't have any distractions.»
Wells remembers summers like that, where «we got to the break and if we weren't playing well, there was the fear of losing guys» in deadline deals. «You'd see the potential in that room to be a really good team and you'd hope at some point everything's able to come together and turn it around,» he says. «That being said, you're still playing against the best players in the world who are trying to do the same thing. There's no magic sauce to it. If they're able to get it going (this summer), there's enough talent in that clubhouse to put together a good streak. But it not, there could be the potential for a lot of changes, which I don't necessarily want to see at this point.»
Clearly Wells knows what he is talking about as he had a long and successful career in the MLB. Unfortunately for Wells, the Blue Jays current situation is all too familiar as he was part of some great teams that fell short of living up to their potential.
Source: Sportsnet
Blue Jays' current challenges feel familiar for Vernon Wells
Blue Jays' current challenges feel familiar for Vernon Wells
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