One That Was Okay To Lose

Yeah.  Sometimes it's about more than the game.  

Wow, that's a very special young man.  Props to you + your character coach.  Thanks for sharing ~

CatsPop posted:

Wow, that's a very special young man.  Props to you + your character coach.  Thanks for sharing ~

I was joking with the opposing coach and told him it was difficult not to bunt every at bat and he said he faced someone earlier this year that did that after they struggled to hit him. This was a District game for me but not worth doing that to a kid that was overcoming enough obstacles making it back to the mound in such short time. Could I have made it a closer game, probably so but is that in good spirit of play and of the game, personally, I don’t think so. I did tell him that if it was a bunting situation I would bunt and he said he wouldn’t expect anything less and he respected that. 

OB1 posted:

CatsPop posted:

Wow, that's a very special young man.  Props to you + your character coach.  Thanks for sharing ~

I was joking with the opposing coach and told him it was difficult not to bunt every at bat and he said he faced someone earlier this year that did that after they struggled to hit him. This was a District game for me but not worth doing that to a kid that was overcoming enough obstacles making it back to the mound in such short time. Could I have made it a closer game, probably so but is that in good spirit of play and of the game, personally, I don’t think so. I did tell him that if it was a bunting situation I would bunt and he said he wouldn’t expect anything less and he respected that. 

This is another example of the unwritten rules of Baseball. People complain about them but I like them. It helps show your true character.

OB1 posted:

CatsPop posted:

Wow, that's a very special young man.  Props to you + your character coach.  Thanks for sharing ~

I was joking with the opposing coach and told him it was difficult not to bunt every at bat and he said he faced someone earlier this year that did that after they struggled to hit him. This was a District game for me but not worth doing that to a kid that was overcoming enough obstacles making it back to the mound in such short time. Could I have made it a closer game, probably so but is that in good spirit of play and of the game, personally, I don’t think so. I did tell him that if it was a bunting situation I would bunt and he said he wouldn’t expect anything less and he respected that. 

I remember when a few mlb teams thought this was the way to go against Jim Abbott but soon learned...no.