Will Garko get benched longer than the mid-game benching Wedge gave him on Thursday? It was a benching that caused him to play catcher Sal Fasano at first base for a few innings. One that ultimately might have cost the team an out with a sharp groundball double down the first-base line.
I'm sure you could pull out a ton of things in Garko's 2008 year and say, "Yeah, Garko could use this to turn around his season."
Casey Blake's trade, Garko's big RBI night in Texas a few months ago, the day Victor Martinez went on the disabled list, even the day he got benched in favor of Andy Marte.
He never responded when adversity or success prompted him. However, if there was anytime for Garko to prove he isn't a mirage, it would be now.
This would be the ideal time for him to show his worth and break out of this season-long funk.
Take it personally, hold yourself accountable for your failures, and admit you've practically laid an egg this entire season. Don't feed the media garbage about hitting the ball but hitting it to the wrong spots.
The question is though, how will this benching effect Garko for real? He fully expected it the minute he stepped out of the box and headed toward the dugout. Garko is smart, he went to Stanford, he can figure out when he's made a colossal mistake.
Will he actually use this to his advantage? Or will he let it go by like he has every other situation this year?
For everyone else’s sake Ryan, overcome this horrendous blunder and right the ship. Give the Indians a good problem, rather than a bad one. You've proven you have the bat to produce at the big leagues, now let's see you step it up.
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