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I had ESPN on in the background when something got my attention a second ago.
The Little League World Series was on and Mexico was leading the Netherlands 10-1. I learned there was a "10 Run Rule" which meant if Mexico scored one more run, the game was over. The coach of the Netherlands, in the middle of the inning, went to the pitcher's mound. The entire team gathered around him.
In broken English, in a soft tone, and in a truly inquisitive manner, he said this:
"If they score one more point, then it is over. What do you want to do? Do you want to give them the run or do you want to play for the honor?"
Long pause.
Then one little kid said, "The honor."
That moment beats anything in professional sports I'll see all year.
6 comments:
That's an uplifting story. Thanks.
Amen to that! (I'm the one who is usually ranting and raving about the lack of "class" in professional sports nowadays.)
Just win baby!!!
Is it at this point in the game that the kids that are behind try to pull some stunt in which they convince the other team that the game is over...but it's really not...thus allowing the team that's currently trailing to have a miraculous victory?
I'm fairly sure that's what a few of your readers thought about a recent football post.
AMEN -- it is SO NICE to read something uplifting for a change! What a great coach/team!
While watching it, I was under the impression he was talking more to the pitcher - whether he wanted to give up or close it out. Either way, it's total sportsmanship that many adults need to learn.
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