One of the charms of major league baseball is that on rare occasions, people can not only play but thrive in the league despite a non-athletic body if they have the right skills. We were reminded of this when Bartolo Colon came in to pitch for the Mets last night in the 12th inning of Game 1 of the World Series. My picture of him is from last year, and if anything he’s even bigger now. Looks can be deceiving, though—this YouTube clip shows that he’s no slouch as a fielder.
Can’t help but root for this guy. He may have lost last night, but he pitched reasonably well, only giving up a run in his third inning of work. We should be seeing more of him over the next few days.
