Gary Bennett on his throwing woes

He finally spoke publicly about it today, and he handled it like a pro's pro. It had to be unpleasant and awkward for him, but he fielded every question from a group of three or four of us and answered every one candidly and patiently. ... anyway, he admitted that he has talked to sports psychologists about the problem and that it seems to be getting better as a result -- at times, anyway. ``Some days are better than others, obviously,'' he said. ... What he did NOT admit is that the two bad throws to first base over the weekend were in any way connected to his difficulty throwing the ball back to the mound, something he says he began experiencing last year. ``That (Friday night) was just a bad throw,'' he said. ``Throwing to bases isn't really something I think about. That one just sailed. Another hitter came up later, and the same thing happened, and I picked up a pitch in the idrt and threw it to first with no problem. I don't think there is a correlation. I just made a bad throw. That is going to happen every now and then.'' ... btw, there has been a lineup change since I posted earlier. Chin-lung Hu is now playing SS and batting eighth, not Maza. No medical issues with Maza, it was just Joe changing his mind.