Frank Robinson is upset with Preston Wilson, and, given Robinson's actions this year, Wilson might be thinking about his trade destination were he not a free agent at the end of the year.
From mlb.com:
At first, it looked like the 10th inning was going to be a disaster for the Nationals. With the score tied at 5 and no outs, reliever Roberto Hernandez on the mound and Nick Johnson on first base, Preston Wilson singled to right-center field. Johnson went all the way to third base, but Wilson was tagged out in a rundown between first and second.
Robinson was very upset at Wilson. In the fact, the TV cameras panned to Wilson and Robinson, while Wilson explained the situation to his skipper.
"It was a bad read on my part," Wilson said. "I didn't realize that Gerald Williams was playing as deep as he was and he didn't come up throwing to third. He ended up throwing the ball into the middle of the field.
"My thought there was we got Nick on first and he doesn't really run that well, so I wanted to be aggressive and I wanted the middle infielders to cut the ball off so he would get to third. Johnson made it to third easier than I thought."
Robinson didn't buy Wilson's explanation. The mental mistake spoiled a great game for Wilson, who went 4-for-5 with two RBIs.
"I don't buy excuses very easily. There are certain things that you expect from your players, basic things in this game that you are supposed to do. He didn't do that today," Robinson said of Wilson.
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