I remember Joe Torre bad-mouthing Ruben Sierra after the Yankees traded him, calling him selfish and that he knew nothing about baseball. Sierra didn't score many points when he hit back at the Yankees with, "All they care about is winning."
But I'm here to praise old Ruben, not bury him. I've got him on a rebuilding prog team lacking plate appearances. In the AM game Ruben started at 11%. Ruben was injured in his second at bat reaching base on an error. Did he come out of the game? No, he refused.
The next batter took strike three looking, and somehow Ruben managed to injure himself again. But he angrily waved off the trainer and insisted on staying in the game.
The next batter reached base on a walk, and Ruben hurt himself again, but glared so intensely at the dugout that no one dared approach him, and he limped slowly to second base.
The next batter hit a single to the outfield, whereupon the thrice-injured Ruben got on his horse and scored from second!
In the dugout between innings Ruben insisted on remaining in the game, but the manager put his foot down and said, "No way, pal, you're comin' out." At the hospital, doctors diagnosed Ruben with two dislocated shoulders, a fractured skull, broken leg, ruptured kidney, and pinched testicle.
Vowed Ruben, "I'll be good to go tomorrow!"
Believe It or Don't!
11/30/2019 2:22 AM (edited)