Posted on 11/04/2021 8:24:40 AM PDT by Babwa
The World Series and Sportsmanship.
My family has lived in Atlanta since 1984. As an Australian who grew up playing and following cricket, baseball was not on my radar until 1991 when the Braves soared from worst to first. Since then, I have been a fan.
As the Braves clinched the series, becoming world champions for the first time in 26 years, my family and I cheered enthusiastically. But as I watched the post game celebrations and interviews, an uneasy feeling struck me. There were no on-field interactions between the Braves and Astro players. No handshakes. No congratulations. No Commiserations.
Not one member of the Braves, from owners to managers to players, even mentioned the Astros. The losing team was just mercilessly left to lick their wounds on their own.
What happened to good sportsmanship? Especially in the World Series.
Shouldn’t there be an official protocol at the end of a game for both sides to greet each other? An instructive demonstration of grace and empathy, that the “war” is now over and that former “enemies” are now peacefully coexisting. What a wonderful teaching moment that would be for all of us, especially for our youth, to see that when the competition is over former opponents can be friendly and supportive.
Baseball is filled with so many unique traditions. This one may need to be reevaluated.
Someone with the authority, please do something to upgrade the human decency dimension of Americas favorite pastime.
Rabbi Yossi New, Director of Chabad of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
“Collapse judeo-Christian culture and import third worlders, make them the majority of your sports teams, you expect them to act like a bunch of Scotsmen?”
True Scotsmen?
Aren’t the Scots famous for their bad behavior at soccer games ?
No True Scotsman.
Is that based on haggis and scotch consumption ?
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