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The beef between the Leones del Caracas fans and skipper José Alguacil just won’t die down. To get what’s cooking, we gotta set the stage. The manager of the winningest ballclub in league history ain’t some rookie off the bus. He’s been calling the shots since the 2022-2023 season, now rolling into year four of his deal, and the front office already backed him up after chatter about him getting canned. Dude’s coached in the big leagues and in his first year at the helm he steered Caracas to the league crown. Snagging that 21st pennant for the felinos gave him a solid vote of confidence to keep running the dugout. Fans were hyped, praising him for breaking a 13-year drought that had the shaggy's chasing ghosts. But this current campaign hasn’t been kind, and now the most demanding fanbase in the country is calling for his head with the team stuck in the mud. With that laid out, let’s dig into the heart of today’s take.
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After the squad’s Friday night W over their eternal rivals, the Navegantes del Magallanes, 9–7, the postgame presser wasn’t handled by the skipper but by Salvador Pérez. Why? The man crushed the three-run bomb that flipped the script in a seventh inning where Caracas dropped five runs. When a reporter brought up the beef between fans and the manager, Salvador stepped up and backed José Alguacil. He said folks don’t really see the grind going on behind closed doors to fix the mess the felinos are trudging through. Once the presser wrapped, social media lit up—some fans blasting the captain for jumping in, others preaching patience and sticking with Alguacil.
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The captain of a ballclub carries weight both in the dugout and outside it. That’s why Salvador’s words, instead of cooling down the fans’ impatience, lit the fire even more. Everybody knows that playing for the Leones del Caracas means living under heavy pressure and nonstop media heat, kinda like suiting up for the New York Yankees (with the obvious gap, of course). It’s always been that way. Caracas fans get downright brutal when it comes to demanding accountability for the team’s results. That’s tied to Venezuelan baseball culture: just like in New York, Caracas is always the team to beat, and the badge any fan wears gets tested harder by rivals. It’s a matter of pride, same as it would be for a River Plate supporter. Folks simply won’t stomach it, and if the squad is stuck in the cellar, the fans expect heads to roll.
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It would’ve been better if Salvador had just kept quiet and dropped a “no comment,” given how fickle the fans’ mood is after the club’s rough run (they dropped another one last night to the Bravos, 6–5). A captain’s job is to fire up the roster inside the clubhouse and scrap on the field when the umps blow a call, nothing more. Defending a manager under fire for his choices ain’t Salvador’s role. Even Alguacil blew a golden chance to face the music himself, riding the momentum of that win over Magallanes. He could’ve taken the questions instead of hiding behind a player and trying to cool down the crowd. Sure, no owner makes moves based on fan emotions—that’s not how you run any business. But if you’re hired to win and that ain’t happening, the least you can do is step up to the mic and answer. Otherwise, you don’t deserve to wear the jersey. Plain and simple.
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