“Feel Good” Sports Stories
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
My blog has been pretty sports-intensive this week (not that that’s a bad thing, not that it’s a good thing), but I did want to cap off the week with this little nugget.
It happened the other day at a university women’s softball game in Oregon. With two runners on base and a strike against her, a player named Sara Tucholsky hit her very first home run, but as she was rounding the bases, she blew out her knee. In order for it to count, she had to touch all the bases. She would be called out if her teammates tried to assist her and if a pinch runner was called in, the homer would count as a single. Her opponents came to her rescue, asking the umpire if they could carry her around the bases. There was no rule against it, so that’s what they did. Their display of sportsmanship cost them the game and led to their elimination from the playoffs. (Click HERE to read the whole story.)
Have you ever experienced or witnessed anything like this? What “feel good” sports stories have touched you? Share your thoughts by clicking on the No Comments/Comments link at the bottom. Today’s Jack Nation bonus code is SPORTSMANSHIP. It’s valid until May 4th.