Duaner Sanchez Remains in the Corner

Willie Randolph, like most bosses, are sticklers for punctuality.

"If you want get on my bad side real quick," Randolph said, "be late. I don't have a lot of rules, but that's one that easy to follow."

Apparently, that's not so easy for Duaner Sanchez. Sanchez was warned about promptness after repeatedly being late for throwing sessions to rehab his right shoulder. Yet he got another tardy slip on Thursday, and was told to go home. It was originally going to be a one day suspension, but Sanchez was told, once again, to stay home on Friday.

Randolph's decision was applauded by Sanchez's teammates, including third baseman David Wright, who said, "As much as I love Duaner, he's an incredible talent, this shows a message that this isn't a one-man circus, this is about 25 guys. When you're somebody coming off that kind of surgery and you have 24 guys relying on you as heavily as we are Duaner, it's not too much to ask to be on time, to come in here and get your work done."

Randolph has also been less than satisfied with Sanchez's conditioning coming into, and during spring training. So he has no choice but to make an example out of Sanchez. (Or maybe Randolph is just puzzled that a guy could repeatedly be late while staying in Port St. Lucie ... not exactly known for its nightlife.)

In any event, it's time for Duaner to get his head together, and perhaps consider sending Randolph a bouquet of flowers and perhaps a specialty teddy bear, just to say he's sorry. You can't rehab your shoulder if you're not in camp to throw, right?