Marcus Thames of the Detroit Tigers got ejected from a game the other day.
That’s not all that newsworthy. It happens all the time in the big leagues.
But how Thames handled his ejection was noteworthy. Thames made a point of apologizing later to the umpire who ejected him and then made a public apology through the media. “Too many kids were watching,” Thames said. “I don’t like that kind of stuff.”
Kudos, Marcus, for being man enough to admit your mistake. Your apology taught a lot to those kids who were watching.