The protagonist or protagonists of a great victory in the Major Leagues are usually those interviewed live by television journalists on the field at the conclusion of the challenge.
On Friday, the turn fell to Puerto Rican utility Enrique “Kike” Hernandez who – at the end of the game and in full celebration – was interviewed by Fox network journalist, Ken Rosenthal, after contributing to the Dodgers’ victory in Los Angeles over the San Diego Padres in the fifth and decisive game of the Division Series to advance to the National League Championship Series.
Hernandez hit a solo home run in a 2-0 win over the Padres.
Rosenthal asked Hernandez: “What makes this Dodger team different?”
The Puerto Rican immediately asked him if he was on a live broadcast. When Rosenthal told him yes, the Puerto Rican responded: “The fact that we don’t give a damn.”
The response was not liked by some fans who followed the incidents of the challenge. Through social networks they stated that the player must fulfill a certain responsibility after being seen by thousands of people, including minors.
One of them was the veteran basketball strategist Carlos Morales, who wrote to him on his Facebook account.
“Message for Kike Hernandez:”, the writing began.
“For your performances on the field in the decisive game of the National League Division Series, between your Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, you earned the right to be the post-game interviewee for US national and international television. For many people, including my grandson, you are their favorite player and the person they aspire to emulate as an athlete; Therefore, they are attentive to your actions and your words. For this and many other reasons, athletes are instilled from the beginning of their professional career that it is important to conduct themselves in the correct way to project a positive image at all times.”, the writing continues.
“There was no need to spoil such an exciting interview with a rude comment at the end of it. I don’t want to be hypocritical or puritan; I am not saying that the so-called “bad words” are not used by millions of people in the world, including this server. But there is a time and a place for everything and I didn’t think this was the right time.”continued the former National Team driver.
The writing reaches dozens of comments in favor of Morales.
In addition to the home run, Hernandez, in turn, completed the last out of the game after a hit by Dominican Fernando Tatis Jr. through third base.
The Dodgers will face the Puerto Rican New York Mets Francisco Lindor starting Sunday at the start of the battle for the National pennant.
