Last year in New York an
elderly man walking on the streets of Manhattan with a walker was attacked by a
troubled teen with a golf club.
The incident was caught on video and it was a disgusting thing to watch. Thankfully, some bystanders quickly came to the senior's aid and restrained the attacker until police arrived.
The incident was caught on video and it was a disgusting thing to watch. Thankfully, some bystanders quickly came to the senior's aid and restrained the attacker until police arrived.
What happened afterward, I
thought, was also appalling. The story
didn't make the front page of the papers.
It didn't lead any newscasts. It
was treated as though it was just another thing that happened. Had the same thing happened to Cardi B, we
wouldn't stop seeing it everywhere. And
that's the problem! We don't care as
nearly enough about the elderly as we should.
These people are our
treasures and we have a lot to learn from them everyday we're blessed to still
have them among us.
Case in point. The New York Mets hired an 82 year old
pitching coach named Phil Regan. The
Mets are struggling, especially their pitching staff which supposed to be their
strength. Phil Regan pitched alongside
Sandy Koufax. The amount of pitching
wisdom inside of his head is immense, probably more than anybody in the
world. So the Mets took advantage of a
treasure they already had under their noses.
But, the ridicule came quickly.
The jokes were too easy to make.
"Can he get to the mound without a wheelchair?" Regan still pitches batting practice. He's still in good condition at his advanced
age.
So what's the problem?
This is Phil Regan talking about working with Mets closer Edwin Diaz whose been struggling mightily.
"He came off the mound and said it worked"— SNY (@SNYtv) June 21, 2019
New Mets pitching Phil Regan had Edwin Diaz make an adjustment and it paid off pic.twitter.com/C3KlN5jZjn
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