Countless special baseball teams over the years have drawn on inspiration from what we might loosely refer to as “real life” in order to find ultimate glory on the field. And, to be sure, there is likely no shortage of such energy surrounding the Colorado Rockies who have been mourning and celebrating Don Baylor since his passing (TIME)
But, at his core, Baylor was a teacher. And one blessing that all good teachers bring are lessons that their students never stop learning from.
After a 9-1 beatdown of the Los Angeles Dodgers by the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night, Carlos Gonzalez was asked by Marc Stout of ATT&T Sports about his resurgence at the plate.