Josh Hamilton Out 6-8 Weeks with Broken Arm: Texas Rangers left fielder Josh Hamilton broke a bone in his upper arm attempting to steal home in the 5-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers Tuesday and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks (video). During the first inning, Hamilton was sent from third to home when the Tigers did not cover the plate fielding a foul ball. Catcher Victor Martinez beat him home with the tag. "It was just a stupid play," Hamilton said. "I definitely shouldn't have done it. ... I listened to my coach and I went."
Yeah, maybe not the best send, but calling out the coach can't be helping matters.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 12:08 PM on April 13, 2011
If you're sent by your coach, does that mean that you can't make your own judgments about sliding safely?
posted by lil_brown_bat at 12:24 PM on April 13, 2011
Did the coach tell you to slide into home head-first? Because that's why you got hurt, numbnuts.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 05:58 PM on April 13, 2011
So Josh throws his 3rd base coach uner the bus? If he didn't think he should've went home, he should've stayed put.
posted by BornIcon at 11:19 AM on April 13, 2011