Great show of sportsmanship

[cyclonehokiece]

This is a story I found in the VHSL Facebook feed.  It shows the good that is still there, and that sportsmanship still exists.  From Northern Virginia.

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/recruiting-insider/wp/2013/04/23/drew-bonner-night-fairfax-baseball-managers-at-bat-leaves-everyone-smiling/

 

 

[BigUmpire]

This is a story I found in the VHSL Facebook feed.  It shows the good that is still there, and that sportsmanship still exists.  From Northern Virginia.

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/recruiting-insider/wp/2013/04/23/drew-bonner-night-fairfax-baseball-managers-at-bat-leaves-everyone-smiling/

Makes my day!

[Dannytheman]

I got something in my eye!!

 

Wow...  

[boyinr]

Very cool. Thanks for showing us a little bit of good news in the world.

[bam]

Ok.  Nice. 

 

But this is NOT "sportsmanship".  Sportsmanship is congratulating the other team after a extra-innings loss.  Sportsmanship is giving it up to a great catch that ends an inning you desperately need to get back into the game.

 

This story is a reminder of what it means to be part of a community and part of civilized society.  It reflects what's best in the human heart.

 

However!  I'm getting tired of seeing these kinds of human-interest stories being labeled "sportsmanship" 

[BigUmpire]

Ok.  Nice. 

 

But this is NOT "sportsmanship".  Sportsmanship is congratulating the other team after a extra-innings loss.  Sportsmanship is giving it up to a great catch that ends an inning you desperately need to get back into the game.

 

This story is a reminder of what it means to be part of a community and part of civilized society.  It reflects what's best in the human heart.

 

However!  I'm getting tired of seeing these kinds of human-interest stories being labeled "sportsmanship" 

O my!

[carolinablue]

[bam]

I club baby seals in my spare time......

[SoCal Lurker]

Ok.  Nice. 

 

But this is NOT "sportsmanship".  Sportsmanship is congratulating the other team after a extra-innings loss.  Sportsmanship is giving it up to a great catch that ends an inning you desperately need to get back into the game.

 

This story is a reminder of what it means to be part of a community and part of civilized society.  It reflects what's best in the human heart.

 

However!  I'm getting tired of seeing these kinds of human-interest stories being labeled "sportsmanship" 

 

How about a 12U game where a team is down 1 in the last inning, loaded bases, star hitter drills a line drive that would win the game -- except for fantastic snag by the pitcher of the ball that had been destined for center field.  Batter shakes his head, walks out, and congrgatulates the pitcher.  That work for you as high quality sportsmanship?  (I actually agree with you on the OP story -- a great story about what make us human, and how sports affect us, but not really sportsmanship per se.)

[bam]

 

Ok.  Nice. 

 

But this is NOT "sportsmanship".  Sportsmanship is congratulating the other team after a extra-innings loss.  Sportsmanship is giving it up to a great catch that ends an inning you desperately need to get back into the game.

 

This story is a reminder of what it means to be part of a community and part of civilized society.  It reflects what's best in the human heart.

 

However!  I'm getting tired of seeing these kinds of human-interest stories being labeled "sportsmanship" 

 

How about a 12U game where a team is down 1 in the last inning, loaded bases, star hitter drills a line drive that would win the game -- except for fantastic snag by the pitcher of the ball that had been destined for center field.  Batter shakes his head, walks out, and congrgatulates the pitcher.  That work for you as high quality sportsmanship? 

 

Yeah - that's ok.  Did you see a unicorn at the park that night, too? 

[Dragon29]

This story reminds me - The local LL District's Annual Challenger Jamboree is this weekend. Haven't been for a few seasons, but I'm going back this year.

 

If you haven't attended one of these, or a similar event, as an umpire, I highly recommend it.

 

It's a blast - the kids, parents and families are all having such a good time, even bam would stop clubbing baby seals for a few minutes to watch & smile.  (you know you would!)

[SoCal Lurker]

 

 

Ok.  Nice. 

 

But this is NOT "sportsmanship".  Sportsmanship is congratulating the other team after a extra-innings loss.  Sportsmanship is giving it up to a great catch that ends an inning you desperately need to get back into the game.

 

This story is a reminder of what it means to be part of a community and part of civilized society.  It reflects what's best in the human heart.

 

However!  I'm getting tired of seeing these kinds of human-interest stories being labeled "sportsmanship" 

 

How about a 12U game where a team is down 1 in the last inning, loaded bases, star hitter drills a line drive that would win the game -- except for fantastic snag by the pitcher of the ball that had been destined for center field.  Batter shakes his head, walks out, and congrgatulates the pitcher.  That work for you as high quality sportsmanship? 

 

Yeah - that's ok.  Did you see a unicorn at the park that night, too? 

 

 

Nope.  Just a really classy kid . . . they aren't quite as rare as unicorns . . .

[Dannytheman]

Not worth a individual post, but Saturday noon game, I had a kid hit a Grand Slam. Ball went out still going up over center field fence. It was a shot. IMHO classless manager from defense instructs his pitcher to appeal that batter touched home, which he obviously did in the throng of his players, bouncing up and down on the plate multiple times.

 

I do hate me some managers.       

[mtnump]

This is a story I found in the VHSL Facebook feed.  It shows the good that is still there, and that sportsmanship still exists.  From Northern Virginia.

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/recruiting-insider/wp/2013/04/23/drew-bonner-night-fairfax-baseball-managers-at-bat-leaves-everyone-smiling/

Great story!  Thanks for sharing.