Dodger Days of Our Lives

If you've been reading the chattering classes then you've undoubtedly come across the recent hubbub about the unruly and immature attitude of Cuban slugger Yasiel Puig.  Heck, you couldn't follow anything on twitter that was Dodger related the past couple of days without being bombarded by this.

Puig moralizing was everywhere.

Puig was branded with every negative adjective you could think of.  He was disrespectful, immature, emotional and rude.

And now that he has been benched for this evenings game, much of the media appears to believe that the Dodgers are sending him a message.  But, are they really?

Or is this just another day of the world turning for the young and restless?  After all, they've got one life to live and the bold and beautiful are searching for a better tomorrow.

Here's a brief timeline of todays hot soap opera style gossip.

Yasiel Puig is not in today's lineup and showed up to the ballpark at 4:50 pm, now is in Don Mattingly's office with his interpreter
— Mark Saxon (@markasaxon) August 20, 2013

Puig is Late!  Puig is Late!

So Yasiel Puig hustled into locker room at 4:50. 35 minutes before stretch. Well after most players here. Now in mgr office with Mattingly
— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) August 20, 2013

Oh Oh!  Time for a spanking.

Puig-Mattingly meeting lasts 10 min after which Puig refuses to talk with the media. He is the only #Dodger not available pregame
— Kevin Baxter (@kbaxter11) August 20, 2013

Spanking completed.  That'll show him who's boss. 

This was a very bad day for Puig to show up late to the clubhouse. No spinning now, even tho it was 50-50 as dayofftbenching b4
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) August 20, 2013

It's getting serious now!

Puig not acting like a guy who was just read the riot act. Still laughing and bantering with teammates like any other day.
— Anthony Jackson (@dodgerscribe) August 20, 2013

Wait, Wha?  Hasn't he gotten the message?

Don Mattingly said Yasiel Puig was fined for arriving late to ballpark Tuesday.
— Ken Gurnick (@kengurnick) August 20, 2013

There ya go.

Mattingly said his meeting w/Puig was to let him know he isn't in lineup and talked about the baseball mistakes and why he was late today.
— David Vassegh (@THEREAL_DV) August 20, 2013

Will it be enough to knock some sense into him?

Business as usual now for #Dodgers rookie Yasiel Puig. pic.twitter.com/k7hG7FJzE3
— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) August 20, 2013

For the purposes of this soap opera and the future bylines of the travelling press corps, I hope not.  This perceived train-wreck is too salacious and sexy to allow a little bit of reason to get in the way.

UPDATE:  I guess I should add that Puig is staying with relatives in the Miami and headed for the ballpark a little late.  Then, he got stuck in traffic.  

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