Ya poor poor move from Martin. If he didn't want to play in the WBC that's fair but committing and then bailing a week before it starts is poor. Quitting because the team wouldn't let him play shortstop makes him look like even more of an ass. And if it's possible made himself look even worse in this article:
http://www.torontosun.com/2013/02/24...ts-team-canada
with lines like "I guess I don't carry that sense of national pride" and “If Morneau is pissed he can go catch and I’ll play first base.”