They're proud. You should begin there. To be able to play Main League Baseball for any appreciable size of time, it's important to grasp the delight that strains the pores and skin and the soul of the lads who populate the sport. And particularly those that excel at it.
Rafael Devers grew to become a divisive determine in Boston due to his refusal to play first base, and that is largely the rationale he's now a San Francisco Big. No person likes it when an athlete says “no.” Our knee-jerk response virtually all the time is one thing to the impact of, “Pay me $10 million, I'll play wherever you need me to play.” Understood. We're nonetheless a sporting society raised to respect the authority of a coach. That's the default place.
What no person wished to listen to was that Devers is likely to be averse to taking part in first base as a result of he realized he wouldn't be any good at it. Once more, first response: too unhealthy. Suck it up. After all, when you caught a few of Devers' work just a few weeks in the past towards the Mets, the very first thing you realized is that this: He isn't excellent at it. He's, in actual fact, fairly unhealthy at it. And main league gamers don't wish to be made to look silly at a recreation that's exhausting sufficient to play while you give attention to the stuff you do effectively.
So look: Perhaps you don't give a gold star to Giancarlo Stanton, who Monday night time towards the Twins began his second recreation of the yr in proper discipline. Perhaps all that issues is that Stanton is incomes $32 million this yr, and for that he ought to pour beers with a smile on the concession stands if that's what the Yankees ask him to do.
