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Friday, February 11, 2011
Are you kidding me?
Wow, there are so many things wrong with this story, my head is spinning!
In case you don’t read it, here is a synopsis:
High school pitcher throws 80 with a wicked curve. He gets cut from his high school team on the second day of tryouts. Why?
He has two prosthetic legs and the coach says that he can’t field bunts and the other teams could win by constantly bunting. Wow!
From the article:
Anthony, a sophomore, was cut on the second day tryouts. Coach Mike Bradley’s main concern was that Anthony can’t field bunts, and that teams would take advantage of his inability to jump off the mound quickly.
What a wonderful inspiration to the school, community, and the world to have this kid pitch on his high school team. And it is not like he can’t pitch. A high school kid throwing 80 with a “wicked curve”, while not MLB material, is at least average for most high schools. Who the f**ck cares if their team wins with him pitching? How is that relevant in high school sports?
Perhaps most importantly, and this was pointed out (because it is obvious) in the SB blog entry (hat tip to them) by Andy Hutchins that referenced this story, what kind of effing coach from another high school is going to order his team to bunt against this pitcher? Again, who cares if THEY win the game. They should be honored to play against someone like this kid. And if they bunt, the kid simply drills the next kid in the ribs with his 80 mph heater. End of story.
BTW, what about the adage that, “Pitching is all about the legs?” Seriously. Is that another baseball truism down the drain?
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