Good morning, baseball fans!
The San Francisco Giants are in the midst of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers this week, with the final game being played later today.
These posts are pre-written, so I don’t get to be as timely as I might like. But I wanted to touch on a moment from Tuesday night’s game that I missed at the time, but read more about afterwards in Alex Simon’s reporting for SF Gate.
During Tuesday’s game, Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was thrown out at the plate, but
appeared to get injured in an attempt to beat the throw with a slide.
The broadcast caught Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing appearing to say “F*** him” (Lee) as he left the field while Lee was dealing with his injury.
I get that it’s a rivalry game and things can get heated. And maybe there is context I’m missing that would cause such a reaction from Rushing. But that’s a cruddy thing to say in dismissal of someone who just got hurt. And it’s an even cruddier demonstration of sportsmanship, especially at the professional level.
One would think that a player for the reigning World Series Champions, who will likely be competitors for the throne once again this year, might represent themselves and their organization a little better than that. But one would clearly be wrong.
What time do the Giants play today?
The Giants wrap up this series against the Dodgers this afternoon at 12:45 p.m. PT.
