Krukow calls Puig “young and dumb” – Umbrage follows

I really enjoyed Yasiel Puig’s honesty with the media last week. He feels like his rivalry is with the Cardinals greater right now than the one with the Giants. Based on the past two seasons, he’s not wrong. I’ve said before — I also believe the Dodgers would have beaten the Giants last season.

Then this week, Mike Krukow opened his mouth with disapproval. A tsk tsk for Puig. Maybe the entire National League West is made up of old men who love grit and hate fun.

Krukow’s comments are everything that bugs the hell out of Dodger fans, and I’m sure he knows that. It was probably part of his motivation. What he said also has to annoy anyone who wants baseball to be exciting. I would totally rip Krukow more than this, but he’s a Cal Poly guy. Krukow’s Klubhouse is legendary for SLO baseball fans, and so I’m really conflicted.

Actually, I’d love to have Krukow on the Fansmanship podcast sometime. He seems like a really engaging guy who is proud of his ties to the Central Coast. I always heard great things about him growing up from people around baseball. Come to think of it, most of those people were probably Giants fans… . But I digress.

I don’t really know what else to say except that it’s almost March. And time will tell whether the Dodgers’ young Cuban phenom will be battling the Cardinals, Giants, pundits like Krukow, or just himself.

Whoever he’s battling, if he has another year like last year, I’ll be feeling pretty good about it as a fan, whether or not he’s a baseball savant in the eyes of some old-school baseball people.