Blue Jays player says he deserves to get hit in the nuts if he misjudges grounder while not wearing cup
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We've seen a rash of MLB players fouling balls into their own... well, balls, and it's opened a dialogue about whether players should wear cups.
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One of the latest to do this, Blue Jays second baseman Ernie Clement, says that he's still not going to wear one after fouling a ball off into his own manhood.
And, if he misses a ground ball and takes it to the netherparts, he deserves it.
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Clement took a brutal foul ball to the groinal area on Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals, in a situation that looked a lot like those we've seen this year with Yankees star Jazz Chisholm and Athletics infielder Joshua Kuroda-Grauer.
Clement stayed in the game and was later asked by Sportsnet's David Singh about adopting some protection down there.
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The answer is a pretty definitive no.
"I've just never worn one," he said. "I'm not gonna change now."
Okay, fair enough. But what if he flubs a grounder and takes another one south of the equator?
"I always feel like if I miss a ground ball, it's my fault and I deserve to get hit in the nuts," Clement said.
What a quote. Clement is a pure, unadulterated Baseball Guy.
I'd argue we should all have that mentality at our jobs. I'd turn in squeaky-clean copy every single time if I thought a typo was going to lead to me doubled over in agony with a voice up a couple octaves.
But not everyone is anti-cup in the Toronto clubhouse.
"I have to protect the nuggets," catcher Brandon Valenzuela said. "I feel naked without it."
That's sound reasoning. I've always argued that a significant portion of a man's life is spent trying to keep things from hitting him in the genitals.
Hell, I could be convinced that wearing a cup all the time just to play it safe is a good idea.
As it stands, the cup situation is all up to a player, but Valenzuela has got a good point: you always have to protect the nuggets.