Starting as children, we often heard the chant, “Finders keepers, losers weepers.” It was always fine if you were the finder, but it seemed pretty harsh if you were the loser.
Perhaps that is why it was often said as a joke, but the result stuck, nonetheless. Depending upon which side you were on determined the fairness and validity of the adage.
Such was the case on Monday night, when Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier made a discovery when he was tagged out at the plate. Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk, in making the tag, had dropped his “cheat sheet” that included how Toronto would pitch to Rays’ hitters.