"J’étais assis ici, essayant de réfléchir à ce que je devrais vous dire, les gars, et à ce que vous allez même demander. En fin de compte, cette quête de la perfection est un état d’esprit ultime d’échec sous pression.
Tout le monde veut être le héros parce que nous nous en soucions et que nous voulons vraiment, vraiment gagner. Je ne pense tout simplement pas que le succès réside dans ce domaine. Ce n’est vraiment pas le cas.
La liberté avec laquelle nous jouons au quotidien est un peu étouffée.
Je veux faire mon travail, c’est aussi simple que ça : il y a des moments qui semblent vraiment proches, et puis il y a des erreurs qui amplifient notre situation.
Je m’assois là et je ressens le poids du monde, comme si j’avais laissé tomber l’équipe…
Nous nous asseyons là et nous vous disons : « Ça va venir. C’est le jeu. C’est la loi des moyennes. Mais ces mots n’ont tout simplement plus le même poids quand on continue à (perdre) jour après jour.
L’encouragement et la motivation pour devenir la meilleure personne et le meilleur joueur de baseball possible sont la seule réponse.
Jusqu’à ce que nous le prouvions, je comprends les griefs des étrangers."
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Par iheartsunny
31 Comments
I’m surprised Mendoza survived last night tbh
Luke Weaver makes for a great interview. Unfortunately, this skill is unrelated to pitching.
Wow, what an eloquent response
I’ll always love Luke for his 2024 season, but dude’s been cooked since sustaining his injury last May.
Goddamn, Luke is incredibly well spoken. Good response
I miss you Luke but I’m very glad you’re not on my team anymore
My goodness, one of the most thoughtful and insightful responses i’ve ever heard. What a guy
I have zero stake in this but he’s one of the few mlb players who’s very funny and has a great personality lol
A poet.
God I love him man. Really hope he turns it around
Philosophical Weaver is my favorite
Luke Weaver is an absolute pleasure and joy and he will forever be beloved amongst Yankees fans for a reason, there is no one more genuine and accountable than him when push comes to shove. He deserves nothing but the best.
You fuckers made Weaver sad
The biggest sin
If only he could pitch as well as he talks (or as well as the 22 million dollars.)
When someone says « what’s the guy supposed to say » in a losing interview, it’s gotta be this.
Not « he was brought in to hit lefties » and then drops the topic. There’s accountability here, they want to win, they know they’re bad, and they’re going to have to grind it out until they figure something out.
Weaver might’ve blew the game but he’s like 5th on the long list of reasons of why they lost today.
RIP Mets fans. Nobody in the management has any accountability. Yall should’ve fired Mendoza and Stearns should be gone at the end of the season.
This seems like more or less the best thing anybody could say in these circumstances.
Shoot for the stars. Even if you miss you’ll end up among the … Mets? No, that’s not right…
Still love you Luke
Holy fuck I’ve been waiting for them to say something other than the « we’re too talented for this » crap for almost twelve months now, thank you Luke Weaver
Bro sounds like someone killed his puppy
Am I a Luke Weaver fan now??
This is the kind of response our manager should be putting out there, good job Weaver
Stunningly human and genuine response, that was really…vulnerable and actually beautiful. You could separate this from baseball altogether and it still resonates hard.
Not used to seeing that kind of depth from a pro ball player. You’re a special one Luke, you got another fan today
It does sound a lot like « Don’t let the Great get in the way of the Good. »
They’re feeling the pressure to be ‘Great’, especially with how things are going, and that’s impeding their ability to be ‘Good’
Don’t worry, they have a series against the Angels coming up to get them on the right track 👍
I feel bad for the guy, entering the « I throw just as hard as I ever did, the ball just isn’t getting there as fast » stage of your career is no picnic for any pitcher.
Fantastic answer. Better than even a manager
Its easy when your winning to talk to the media, it takes an adult and pro to talk when your losing like this