Opening Day. Play Dad!

Hello My Dear Friends! Baseball season is underway and, already, we have our first big controversy of the season! NY Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy missed two games this week. Why? To be with his wife for the birth of his first child! The nerve of that man. Murphy was soundly criticized for his decision to use the paternity leave granted as part of baseball's collective bargaining agreement. Mike Francesa, radio/TV talkshow host said, "What are you going to do? I mean you are going to sit there and look at your wife in a hospital bed for two days?" Um, no Mike. He's going to bond with his newborn baby. It's called being a FATHER. Francesa, by the way, is working on his 2nd marriage. This wife is 25. Francesa is 60. Enough said? Then there's Norman "Boomer" Esiason. He said, "Quite frankly I would've said 'C-section before the season starts. I need to be at opening day". No Boomer. You don't insist on unnecessary major surgery so you can play ball. That's called being a MAN. I am in awe of how ridiculous some people can be. To publicly criticize a man for wanting to be with his wife during the birth of their first child boggles the mind. He's a baseball player, not a neurosurgeon! Yes, the Mets lost both games. Big deal. They managed to lose 88 games last season with Murphy on the field. Maybe Esiason is still suffering from the concussion that Bruce Smith laid on him in 1995. How many games did you miss Norman? Oh, that's right 5. You missed one third of the season with a headache. Did anyone call you a sissy? Oh, that's right. Did anyone beside me call you a sissy? A crybaby? A wimp? Yet you have the nerve to say you would order your wife to have major surgery so you wouldn't miss a game? That tells us all we need to know about you, doesn't it. I say three cheers for Mr. Murphy for putting his family ahead of his job. Your new son, Noah, is lucky to have a Dad like you!
Po