No speako Ingles????

This issue of Spanish-speaking people ducking their English-speaking counterparts is not just limited situations where Spanish-speaking players avoid the English-speaking media. Ask an INS worker, police officer or any type of investigator how many Spanish people are able to speak English when they’re asked questions, and you’ll see what I mean. And while this issue is not limited to just Spanish-speaking individuals, the language barrier between English and Spanish is often used as a shield from difficult situations (Sammy Sosa, anyone?). So, I sympathize with Billy Wagner when he says it’s time for his “other” teammates to step up and be accountable for their poor play. It sure is easy to talk to the media and make bold proclamations in spring training when everything is hunky-dory. But, when everything starts to go down the toilet, there are no Jimmy Rollins-like proclamations that “We are going to the win the division”… just empty lockers. I guess if we want to hear someone other than Billy Wagner and David Wright talk about the Mets failures we should turn the on the SAP and watch some ESPN Deportes (for those of us who “no habla espanol”).