A Batter Got Beaned in the Face and This Is Apparently a Teaching Moment About Baseball

Look, I'm going to be straight with you. I stopped playing baseball in 3rd grade because frankly it was boring, and then I discovered lacrosse. I'm not claiming to be some sort of baseball savant that everyone thinks I am. I'm just a regular person with an opinion about what happened on the field.

But here's what I'm confident about: if you ask literally any baseball coach in this country, they will tell you the same thing. When you're attempting to bunt, you should probably use the bat. Not your face. This is basic stuff.

The Fundamental Rule of Bunting

This play right here is exactly what happens when you ignore that simple principle. A batter took one off the face. The result? A fractured orbital bone. That's what you get when you decide bunting is a good idea in the first place and then execute it completely wrong.

Let's be real for a second: bunting is for cowards anyway. Everybody knows it. It's possibly the least American play in all of sports. If they played baseball in France, sure, nine innings of pure bunts. But we're not in France. We're in America. Here, you're supposed to swing for the fences every single time you step up to the plate. You should be trying to absolutely destroy that ball. Bunting is the move of someone who doesn't eat their pizza crust.

The Actual Lesson Here

The bottom line is simple: if you're going to bunt, at least do it right. Use the bat that's literally in your hands. Don't put your face in harm's way. Because if you just swing that piece of wood correctly, you won't end up with a fractured orbital bone. Pretty straightforward logic, right?

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