That’s all the fix it needs.
Amen to that! Let them go watch football players beat the hell out of each other or hockey players get into their faux fights. They obviously get their jollies out of such displays of testosterone-laden men. I prefer the display of skills and strategy in baseball.
I just see a great deal of beauty in the game. In the video with this story Brian Holaday explains that the opposing team backs up (he was swinging for the fences) and he suddenly lays down a bunt which brought in what ended up being a game winning run.
Its a detail game.
Shane Doan Goal on the Deflection
Watch it once, then watch it again ... and again ... and again. Especially the replay of the goal starting around the 0:30 mark. This is just one small bit of what makes hockey such an incredible sport. For all the talk about the brutality of the game and fans who "get their jollies out of such displays of testosterone-laden men," the intricate stick-handling and hand-eye coordination of hockey isn't matched anywhere in sports.
Just watch that video again and think of this:
1. The defenseman who fired the initial shot put the puck right where he wanted it to go.
2. The forward who deflected it got his stick down on the ice right where it needed to be, and angled the blade perfectly to deflect the puck right where he wanted it to go -- high over the goalie's opposite shoulder.
3. Hockey is played with sticks, not bare hands. I suspect most athletes in other sports would have a hard time throwing a ball (baseball, football, basketball, etc.) from 50 feet away and hit that spot in the top corner of the net where the puck ended up ... after being shot by one player and deflected by the other. This isn't even just simple hand-eye coordination. It's coordination between the hands and eyes of two different players.
And in case you're wondering ... No, this wasn't some kind of accident. This play was executed exactly as the Phoenix players on the ice planned.