Displaying happiness during a loss should not be crime.
The unwritten rules of baseball have much to say about the following situation. Hitters are supposed to be disappointed after a 4-for-4 batting performance if their team loses. If they get punched out four times and their team wins, they should don a smile. That's how you prove you're a team player.
Right now, the Los Angeles Dodgers are beating up on the San Francisco Giants, 5-0 in the top of the ninth inning. Clayton Kershaw is spinning a masterpiece (yawn), having allowed 3 total baserunners. Michael Morse has reached base twice for San Francisco with a knock and a walk.
Coming into the evening, Morse knew he was in for a dogfight. He also knew, based on the opposing pitcher, that his Giants could conceivably lose the game. Personal success during team failure is a fascinating dichotomy.
Morse will be working out the little muscles in his face, demanding that they mask a grin. All that good energy goes to waste instead of permeating his body and positively affecting his teammates.
We baseball players have penned a strange set of silent commandments.
