Bernstein: Be Careful, Kerry Wood

" CBSChicago Senior Columnist

" (CBS) Mascots don’t get to have bad nights.

That’s something Kerry Wood needs to keep in mind the next time he considers behaving like he did yesterday, stomping off the mound after giving away the game to the Braves.

After surrendering two walks and the decisive, two-run single, Wood flung his glove into the stands, and then did the same with his hat. Even after having time to cool down before the media entered the postgame clubhouse, he attacked a reporter who dared ask him about the incident.

“Irrelevant, dude,” Wood snapped. “Why the (bleep) would you even bring that up?” He then stormed away from his locker.

Good thing this involves the still-beloved former phenom, and not, say, Carlos Zambrano or Milton Bradley. Were it a notoriously moody hot-head instead of “Kid K,” this would result in more than a shrug.

Wood needs to be careful if he wants his post-career vision to be realized, and actual baseball is only a part of it. A look back to December of 2010 is in order to understand what he’s even doing here in the first place "

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