LOL, Segura

Just had a good laugh while watching the Brewers vs. Twins. A good laugh is something baseball doesn't always offer.

Milwaukee's Jean Carlos Enrique Segura falls back after a close inside pitch appears to hit him on his right hand.  Slo-mo shows the Twins' pitcher hit Segura's bat mid-barrel instead. The ball glances into the catcher's forearm before falling harmlessly away--foul ball! Right?

No, the ump without the benefit of the replay has bought the act and motions a hit batsman, sending the hitter down to first.

But wait!   Segura must feel guilty.  He stops halfway to first for "treatment."

A pair of trainers come out of the Brewers' dugout and begin working on the presumed hand "injury" for five minutes as the play is reviewed upon Twins manager Paul Molitor's appeal.  Segura is playing it for all it's worth, working the hand like it's badly damaged and he might not survive the ordeal.  You see, he really wants to head down to first base.

Meanwhile, the catcher is actually banged up a little and has rubbed off his forearm bruise.  The crowd has seen the replay and grows agitated.  Many, like me, are laughing.

Ha!  Borrowed from soccer--the fake injury!  With a name like Jean Carlos Enrique Segura and given his improv performance chops, maybe the 25 year-old Dominican ought to move his act to the futbol pitch.

Or Hollywood.

Segura! Segura! Segura!

Eso fue loco, hombre.


TS