1. We—me and you reading this column—have absolutely no idea what it’s like to face a Major League pitcher. We’ll never know how difficult it is to identify a pitch and make a split-second decision on whether to swing while facing a world-class athlete.
So, quite frankly, who are we to judge and mock some attempting to pull off that difficult task, especially when only a finite amount of people in the world have the ability to do so?
Well, I’m going to do those things, anyway.
Last night, Mets shortstop Javy Báez had what might be the worst swing you’ll ever see in a Major League game.