“He that can have patience can have what he will.” – Benjamin Franklin
Patience. Maybe the most difficult virtue to master. People are inherently selfish, impatient beings. We want instant gratification, sometimes at the expense of long-term success or stability. My own battle with patience extends to the baseball diamond and centers around one player in particular: Jesse Winker.
We are all frustrated by the Reds dumpster fire bullpen. But until some pitchers get healthy, the team has no real solutions. Calling up Cody Reed and Robert Stephenson makes little sense as Reed recently returned from injury and Stephenson continues to battle some control issues even if his superior stuff has led to effective results.