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Originally Posted by jazzrack
fine talk about "hustle"
where was the center fielder who's job it was to be backing up that play, he may not have been able to get there but he should have at least been in the picture... oh yeah, he was still standing out in CF.
and how about that LF guy, who should have filled into the vacated defensive assignment but stood there watching the play. i don't know if it's lack of "hustle" or lack of brainpower but he has a defensive assignment on that play and i am pretty sure it's not to stand and watch.
what no bad mouthing these guys?
and he did foul a ball off his ankle the the inning before so going full bore and trying to plant with all that pressure may not have been the brightest idea anyway considering he had no chance to get the runner at home and IF he "hustles" full bore, doesn't roll his ankle when he plants AND makes a perfect throw he MAY have had a shot at the runner at 3rd.
you can have your guys who hustle all the time, give me guys who play smart and while your guys are spraining, twisting & breaking things for minimal gain we'll be picking our spots and still be healthy at the end of the season.
work smarter not harder works great in sport too.
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Your guys will be healthy and the end of the season and enjoying a nice long vacation. You dont win in sports without giving your best effort every time out. It's what seperates the winners and the losers.
Do you think Ted Williams hit .400 by giving away at bats? Do you think Peyton Manning is the best QB the NFL has ever seen because he skips out early on team meetings? Do you think Michael Jordan is arguably the best player the NBA has ever seen because he would take it easy on the court?
Now we can look at these lazier players and see how their careers evolved. Jamarcus Russell? Andruw Jones? Stephon Marbury?
I think I will take my chances on the guys that give their max effort and risk the injury over the guys that dont but atleast they stay healthy.
Randy Moss is another great example. When things are going his way and he is playing with max effort he is probably the best WR the NFL has ever seen. When he plays with a thumb up his ass and acts like its him against the world he is pretty ordinary.
I do agree that the leftfielder should get blamed for this as well. Im not sure who it was or what he was doing but yes he should have been backing that play up. It still doesnt excuse Hanley for not hustling. If a corner in the NFL get toasted in the NFL should he just stand there and watch the safety try and cover up for his mistake?