Ultimate Sportsmanship

[ChiChiIsMe]

This gave me chills:

[ERC7.5]

Wow!!!
Awesome....

[Craig Mac]

I saw it last night on SC, I thought it was pretty cool too.

[DiverDown]

Yeah, that's pretty cool.

[Dent]

thats amazing, what a good bunch of players.

[TheThein11]

Yeah that was a very nice way to turn a bad incident into something good.

I was listening to ESPN radio in NY and one of the morning shows was talking about this and if the girl really wanted the homer she should have crawled for to each bag. I was shocked by this response but it was all in joking. Then I was thinking what I would have done and it the home run really mattered to me I would have tried to pull myself towards the bag. I am not saying that I would have made it all the way around the bases but I don’t think I would have just laid there. All in all it is better that she did stay put because it did not cause any further injury and created a great story in sportsmanship.

But I just want to know what you all would have done in the same situation would you try to crawl to the next base or just sit here?

[Three Putt]

Great story, but most decent people would have acted the same way. Only comparison I can draw is that I tore my ACL playing raquetball, I don't think I could have dragged myself around three bases.

Not trying to throw a terd in the punchbowl....., very good story, refreshing....

[Dent]

Yeah that was a very nice way to turn a bad incident into something good.

I was actually thinking the same thing and expecting them to tell the story of how she crawled all the bases.

[Jeepthrills]

It is a great story. They are a class group for doing it. I would like to think I would have done the same thing, but you never know in the heat of competition.

[Wisco-Kid]

Very cool. Nice to hear a positive story like this!

[Ruari]

Great stuff. The girls and their families will have something to be proud of for the rest of their lives.

[Undr Par]

those girls make a parent proud.......there is more then just winning & losing...great story and good for all 3 involved....

[Pinseeker81]

There sure is a lot of dust floating around in this room...yeah...dust...

[JaY_B]

The girl who got injured is really pretty, nice story too.

[JKilgore44]

I was one of the 87 fans there! Awesome!

PS, I lie

[ripsid]

Awesome! Unfortunately it's something you'll NEVER see in men's or boys athletics... sad but true.

Pete

[JaY_B]

Awesome! Unfortunately it's something you'll NEVER see in men's or boys athletics... sad but true.

You should see junior golf in England (or at least south east) the atmosphere is nothing short of awful and cringe worthy.

[shortgame85]

As one fellow said in the spot, " To step in and do the right thing at the right time....," is something every parent prays his children learn and appreciate.

One cannot help admire and be moved by the sacrifice and compassion of the opposing team. But this story also gives hope to those of us who, by virtue of years and experience, have become somewhat skeptical of one's fellow man's motives.

I would also add that while we hope our own children might step up to the plate and do the right thing at the right time, like Jeepthrills said, I would aspire to do likewise.

So very admirable.