Yes indeed, a great story of individual achievement on one side, and on great sportsmanship on the other.
And the topper, that the great sportsmanship was dismissed by the person doing it as "anyone would have done this" and you really, really wish you lived in a world where that is true (and who knows, maybe this is indeed the best of all possible worlds).
For those who haven't read the article, if the hitter had allowed someone else to run in her stead, then it would not have been counted as a home run. She would have been equally disqualified if any member of her team (including coaching and medical staff) had helped her around the bases ... so it was the opposing team who offered to carry her around so she'd score her one (and only) home run.
As the article says, if this was a Hollywood movie, you'd have a tough call whether that should have been the winning home run, or whether the other team should win for their sportsmanship (I won't spoil the ending!)
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And the topper, that the great sportsmanship was dismissed by the person doing it as "anyone would have done this" and you really, really wish you lived in a world where that is true (and who knows, maybe this is indeed the best of all possible worlds).
For those who haven't read the article, if the hitter had allowed someone else to run in her stead, then it would not have been counted as a home run. She would have been equally disqualified if any member of her team (including coaching and medical staff) had helped her around the bases ... so it was the opposing team who offered to carry her around so she'd score her one (and only) home run.
As the article says, if this was a Hollywood movie, you'd have a tough call whether that should have been the winning home run, or whether the other team should win for their sportsmanship (I won't spoil the ending!)