“Lastings Darnell Milledge, who but a half-decade ago went from being the Mets star outfielder of the future to an arrogant kid with a ‘tude who strikes out too much, walks too little and who cannot quite handle that breaking pitch.”

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/975025-lastings-milledge-from-mets-top-prospect-to-wash-up-in-japan

But another problem with Lastings is that he didn’t listen to anyone regarding instructional advice – he knew it all sort of speak. I just hope that is not the case with Valdy for rubbing teammates the wrong way is different and can be resolved with the learning experience.

probably the last time I’ll say this but good point.

What is encouraging was hearing Wright played the leader and set the kid straight!

We need that from Wright.
No one else is capable of doing it at the moment and the only other guy who could is a role player (hairston)

Finally, Keith indicated the potential problems are sometimes down the road. If a player doesn’t adhere to clubhouse norms, it can be a big problem with other players. He and Gary recalled a couple of clubhouse brawls between players, one of which involved Bill North who took offense at Jackson when he played for the A’s.