Excuses Plague Renteria’s Departure
Apparently the field work on Fenway’s infield wasn’t up to snuff with Edgar Renteria. The former Sox shortstop had a few words to say about the condition of the Red Sox infield as he departed from the team in a trade to Atlanta.
‘’The ball bounces too much in the field of the shortstop, where I play,” he said. ‘’The field is not good like other stadiums. One day it’s bad, the next day, it’s worse . . . I was uncomfortable the whole year.”
I did wonder if Renteria’s second season with the Sox would have been much better than his first. Apparantly it would depend severly on the condition of the ground and his health. Renteria also stated that much of his playing was at well below 100 percent.
Best of luck to Edgar and I hope we get a top-notch SS.