True Sportsmanship

I was sent the following story earlier today:

Opponents carry injured home-run hitter around bases

Apparently during a women's softball game, one girl hit the ball out of the park - Holy Cow!! - but while turning first, she was injured and couldn't move.

The options were for her to make it around the bases by herself, or let a pinch runner come in and the home run would be counted as a single. Her teammates could not help her around the bases.

But her opponents could - the first basemen and shortstop of the opposing team picked her up, and moved her around the bases letting her touch each one with her good leg. But it came at a price - the move seems to have caused a loss for defensive team and knocked them out of the playoffs.

Although I've never been a big player of sports, I love playing with friends and watching my favorite teams. But quite honestly, I've gotten so sick of the garbage surrounding sports in the past few years - jail time, steriods, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Ocho, Terrell - there are some bad apples to say the least in professional sports.

First basemen Mallory Holtman said, "In the end, it is not about winning and losing so much. It was about this girl. She hit is over the fence and was in pain, and she deserved a home run."

What an impressive move, showing real character and sportsmanship! That's the kind of person I want working in my business, running my government, or teaching in my schools - someone who will do the right thing to help someone else even though it costs them.