Hey good people! Did you miss me? I sure missed you. I’m still finding my way in this blogging world and trying to find a schedule that makes sense. Hang in there with me! I promise it’ll be worth your while. I have a couple of interesting pieces coming up that I think you’ll enjoy. Today, I have another WWYD (What Would You Do) scenario taken straight from the headlines.
The Texas Rangers received a huge blow on Tuesday when outfielder Josh Hamilton broke his arm sliding into home plate in the first inning of their game against the Detroit Tigers. During a foul pop up play, the 2010 AL MVP said his third base coach, Dave Anderson, sent him home since the plate wasn’t covered. Hamilton said he had a bad feeling about the play, yet he ignored his gut and took off toward home. After sliding into the plate, he said he felt two pops in his shoulder. Yeah, that’s never a good sign.
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Since I’ve never played baseball, I thought I’d consult the one person in my life that has – my husband. Like many boys, he played baseball growing up and even had a legendary (so he says) high school baseball career. (His claim to fame is that he played against Dre’ Bly.) He said he was always taught to slide feet first because it takes less time than if you were to slide head first. Hmmm…makes sense to me. Maybe I can get John Brenkus from ESPN’s Sports Science to do a piece on this.
Regardless, the one thing that struck me was Hamilton’s lack of accountability. He was quick to blame his third base coach, and while he’s since apologized, wasn’t he just as much at fault?
And to literally add insult to injury, Hamilton was tagged out, the Rangers lost the game by 1 run (the final score was 5-4), and he’s expected to spend six to eight weeks on the DL. Was it worth it?
So what would you do? It’s early in the baseball season (this was game 11 out of a 162-game season) and the first inning of the game. Would you trust your gut or listen to your coach and go for it?
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