OK, so a lot of ML baseball players loaf to first on a ground ball or pop-up.
Back in the day (1880-1960) this could land you on the bench. Long term, multi-million dollar contracts have changed all that.
That is both sad and dissapointing to the average fan, especially when the ball is booted or wind aided and the loafer is thrown out anyway! I'll admit this is a low percentage happening.
But why can't these highly paid modern ballplayer's show some hustle and...some good example to our kids?
Ramirez, who was thrown out easily at 3rd base yesterday (with no outs in the inning), loafed all the way down the 1st base line and turned it on only after he saw the ball hit the wall.
His comments..."I didn't think I hit the ball well".... "A lot of guy's don't run hard" "It only looked bad because of the way we're playing".... "Guys get thrown out everyday"..... "Somebody gets thrown out for us and it looks big because we're not scoring any runs"
No kidding Sherlock! And to my surprise Baker attempted to cover for him.
When you go to the ballpark with your son, be sure to point this guy out and let him know that he is a virus infecting the team. He and his comments are exactly what we DON'T want our kids to emulate.
It will be easy to find him, he's the selfish one at 3rd base that cares only about himself!
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