Don’t know how many people saw this story since it is kind of an oddity, but Florida State baseball player Buster Posey played all nine positions in one game Monday night. At first I thought it was pretty cool when I saw the headline, but then I actually read how it was done and it disgusted me. Here’s how it happened:
Posey started the game at catcher and played every infield position from the second to the fifth inning. He made the move to first base in the second, played second base in the third, shifted over to shortstop in the fourth and completed the rotation playing third base in the fifth. The Leesburg, Ga., native made his first collegiate appearance in the outfield in the sixth as he started in left field to begin the inning and shifted over to center with two outs. He the moved to the mound in the seventh and struck out both batters that he faced before moving to right field for the final out of the inning
Notice a few details there. For one, in order to complete this feat, Posey had to play outfield for the first time in his career, and he played all three positions at that. Secondly, he moved positions within the actual innings, staying at certain spots for only one out at a time. Lastly, this intentional and embarrassing stunt was done in a seven inning game as you’ll notice from the last line of that recap. This is an absolute mockery since Posey clearly didn’t need to be moved around as if he were a utility player. It’s not like Russell Martin moving from catcher to third because there was only one third baseman on the roster when Nomar got hurt. This is a blatant stunt and a slap in the face of Savannah and sportsmanship. There’s no way the manager should be having his players do this. The baseball gods know all and Florida State will be appropriately punished for this stunt.
