I've always thought Puig was a head-case. I stand corrected.
Posted on 08/21/2019 5:58:30 AM PDT by Rummyfan
The Cleveland Indians are in an intense divisional race with our Minnesota Twins. The Indians seem to have helped themselves by adding right fielder Yasiel Puig to their roster. Puig is a recently acquired power hitter who solidifies the middle of the Indians’ lineup. Having come over to the Reds after six years with the Dodgers, Puig was traded again to the Indians in a three-team deal just before the trade deadline last month (more on Puig here).
Waiting to play the Mets in New York after a series with the Yankees, Puig and his teammates had their first day off in three weeks on Monday. Puig chose to rent a helicopter to fly to the Catskills and spend the day with the kids at Camp Simcha. Mandy Bell explains: “It is the only kosher overnight summer camp for children and teens with cancer, and it hosts children battling other diseases, most of which are terminal.”
Bell reports: “The Tribe slugger spent four hours at the campsite, struggling to convince himself to get back to the city to prepare for Tuesday’s game. He entered the day expecting to give kids advice on how to stay strong through difficult times, but it was Puig who left feeling inspired.”
Bell’s touching story for MLB News helps to offset the stupidity and malice of the news this week. The video below is posted with Bell’s story.
Quotable quote: “[A boy] started talking about baseball, saying, ‘I love the way you play. Keep going, fight,’ And I said, ‘Oh, I’m the one coming here to tell you to keep fighting and everything will be fine, and you’re the one telling me to keep going, fight and work hard’ — and that made my day.”
I've always thought Puig was a head-case. I stand corrected.
he is a head case
I really miss Yassie, he was a joy to watch in Dodger blue!
Great story. Thanks for posting.
Well, he has had his moments. But, this is just great by him. He should get great kudos from folks for this. He did good. Really good here.
Puig has no Jewish connection other than a guy he met, Irv Bauman, at a Lakers game.
Bauman, a Dodgers fan, set up the Wild Horse Children’s Foundation with Puig.
There are a number of examples of obnoxious young players who matured, as well as examples of geezer jackasses like Pete Rose.
if puig wants to do a good deed, he could start by getting to the ballpark on time, or working hard even though it’s not his contract year (his words), or not taking plays off, or not ignoring the team’s positioning cards for outfielders, or not running the bases like he thought he was invisible.
greedy, self-obsessed, and uncoachable.
Puig is on twitter with nearly a million followers, quite a character. He has several pictures of his trip to the Catskills..He became a US Citizen last week and couldn’t be more proud. I know one thing, I want him on my team in a bench clearing brawl...Powerful guy....
I've always thought Puig was a head-case. I stand corrected.
He is. He's a 110% talent with a 10% discipline level in baseball.
Still, I've seen some good things form him, on and off the field, of late.
He's changed, or has better advisers.
I’ve watched Puig here in Cincinnati since January. He was as good as I’ve ever seen with fans and community outreach. This latest act is totally in character with what we saw of him with the Reds. He might be a head case, but he is a very classy head case.
...he was only "a joy to watch" if you didn't really understand what you were looking at. ...In other words, a "Dodgers Fan".
...I want him on my team in a bench clearing brawl...
Meh. He spends a lot of time tearing his shirt and posturing.
If he put that energy into playing smart baseball, he'd be a real asset to baseball.
Not even close to reality. I knew exactly what I was looking at.
And how can insulting someone not be provocative?
someone needs a midol.Check your husband's purse.
Good read thanks!
it verified a lot of things I saw, and some other things that I thought I saw.
but it was a fairly damning story. when ALL of your former teammates pass when given the opportunity to tell their favorite story about you, you have been living life wrong.
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