Monday, September 3, 2007

A Real Life Theological Reminder

Nady getting hurt was scary. In those moments, no matter how frustrated you are with ownership, management, coaches, and various players, you just stop and pray that the people--not athletes, people--involved--are all right.

The Pirates are saying Nady's okay and doesn't have a concussion, which I would regard as good news if such news didn't come from the Pirates' medical staff. Still, he was lucid enough after the game to take a call from the AAA call-up who hit him, so I'm just glad that those prayers for health were answered.

Speaking of scary injuries--prayers go out to Juan Encarnacion, too. Talk about scary stuff--and reminders that, much as I love sports, human life has value beyond the performance of any particular person on the playing field.

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