I am, by no means, a New York fan in any sport!! As a matter of fact, I dislike them very much! I think the city sucks, the people in general are pompous, unfriendly, and downright rude. I have zero interest in ever visiting there. But, I have a new found new York Mets baseball hero. And it’s not because of what he did. It’s because of what he didn’t do or never does. I’m talking about the Mets leadoff hitter and SS Francisco Lindor. In today’s world of “look at me” celebrations and stupid antics in all sports, Lindor is the consummate, humble superstar that our world and ,especially, our sports world needs.
Today’s players and our young athletes, especially, should pay attention to how Lindor acts when he does the job he is paid to do! The particular incident that sold Me occurred Wednesday, October 9th in game 4 of the NLDS with the Mets up 2 games to 1 against the Phillies. The Mets trailed 1-0 but had the bases loaded in the 6th inning with one out. Lindor stepped to the plate and delivered a go ahead grand slam that propelled the Mets to a 4-1 victory and into the NLDS against the Dodgers! What happened after he hit the grand slam is why he is my new favorite player. Instead of staring at the home run, or bat flipping, or beating his chest, he simply tossed his bat down, ran around the bases business like, and went in the dugout like he had done this before!!!!!!!! No need for ‘look at me’!!! It was soooo refreshing to watch in this crazy world of ego maniacs!!!!! And he does it All The Time!!!!!
Thank you Francisco!! Your parents must be very proud!! I know I am!!!! Oh, by the way, he hit a leadoff home run in game 2 of the NLDS to propel them to a 7-3 win.