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Originally Posted by Neags23
If a guy is up to bat with a 24 run lead, take his normal hacks, isn't swinging for the fences, isn't swinging out of his shoes, isn't just looking to pad his stats for the night in a laugher, and the ball just hits the sweet spot, carries over the fence and it's a goner... that's fine. I guess you can't begrudge a career AAA .229 hitter with a .357 slugging % a chance to feast when there's blood in the water. If that one dinger keeps him in the show for another coupla games, then good for him.
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The thing is, most players don't hit home runs when they "swing for the fences". Obviously I'm not a professional baseball player, but I did play in college...and every home run I hit (not many of them) came from trying to hit the ball hard, hitting the sweetspot and getting it to carry. It was the same swing and same throught process I had for every single, double, flyout and groundout.
But if you're a salesperson, and you're already leading the company in sales by a landslide, and a referral comes to you, are you going to half-ass it? No, you're going to treat it like every other referral you get. You aren't trying to rub it in, you're just doing your job.
I'd be upset with any employee, athlete or not, who didn't give 100% every time they're on the job. A ballplayer is no different. As a ball player, just because you aren't any good doesn't mean I shouldn't perform up to my capabilities. That's a "your problem".