In the interests of public safety, millions of Americans who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 have voluntarily separated themselves from friends and family for two long and lonely weeks.
Justin Turner will not quarantine for two hours.
In the interest of common sense, millions of other Americans have been deeply absent for the purpose of very deeply personal events, annulment of marriages, postponement of funerals, missing births.
Justin Turner will not miss the trophy celebration.
And so the achievements of the best team in the history of the Los Angeles games have been creepy by the only act of selfishness, divinely colored from despair, a loving leader now bathed in despair.
In his seven years as a dodger, Turner, the red-haired Turner, has become the child of everyone’s favorite homeland. It’s like a stuffed animal stuffed with real teeth. He is a tough, tough, resilient, compassionate, service-minded, player who gives an autographed ball to the honored veteran of the night, the player who started it briefly warning a teammate of responsibility for the epidemic.
Who would have thought that he could be so irresponsible?
Facts: Turner was eliminated from the Dodgers’ 3-1 World Series in the eighth inning on Tuesday night after Tower was notified of a positive test for COID-19.
The friction: About an hour after the final pitch, Turner ended his brief break in the stadium doctor’s office fee to return to the field to hug his teammate and his family while wearing a mask. He then landed on the grass and removed his mask for a team photo. He was soon joined on the ground by cancer surviving manager Dave Roberts, who did not even wear a mask. Turner walked around Infield without a mask before taking a photo with the commissioner’s trophy.
Turner was approached by a member of Major League Baseball’s security details, but refused to leave. He knew he could expose the virus to dozens of people, including potential wives and children and at least one pregnant woman, though he insisted on staying still.
As someone who contracted the COVID-19 virus a few months ago, this columnist can be convinced that transmission is a dangerous act, infection is a big deal, and anyone who voluntarily takes the risk is wrong.
So, what the moment of victorious Los Angeles should be is a shame. The moment of joy that should be has been transformed into a portrait of arrogance. The third base of the Dodgers ’first championship in 32 years is the foundation final play.
If you’re keeping track at home, the Dodgers celebration is E-5.
Justin Turner, the third baseman at the bottom jersey, poses for a photo of the team at the bottom center after the team won the World Series Championship on Tuesday.
(Ronald Martinez / Getty Images)
“We’re champions … we’re not just the most responsible champions,” said R. Rimoin, an epidemiology professor and infectious disease specialist at UCLA Fielding School of Health.
Remoin said he understands his long-suffering tolerance in partying like in 1988 and his desire to participate. And who wouldn’t? This is the player whose first baseball memory was watching Kirk Gibson’s home run with his grandfather in Lakewood. It was signed by Ned Colletti in 2014 from Scrap Ap Gala. They appreciate and deserve this title as much as they like it.
But, for all the collateral damage he did, no one deserved to come back to him.
“Everyone wants to celebrate, it’s all important, but leaving solitude to go back on the field, it shows how much human beings struggle to do the right thing.” “It simply came to our notice then. At the end of the day, he put his fans down. “
Should MLB stop it? He should be escorted out of the stadium premises immediately after the authorities test positive about the threat to seize him. But once they let him stay, even in that lonely room, no one caught him back, and league security tried.
“It is clear that Turner has chosen to ignore the agreed joint protocols and the instructions given to him regarding the safety and security of others,” Turner said in a statement. “When MLB Security raised the issue of being on the field with Turner, he vehemently refused to comply.”
Should the Dodgers stop it? Certainly, it would have been better if Hardik’s soul with some rights could calmly reassure him that it not only endangered the health of the dodgers but also harmed their reputation. But, since Turner became a free agent on Wednesday, he no longer necessarily worked for them, and, besides, who would start fighting with such a strong leader?
“He’s part of the team,” said Moki Bates, who was amazed that anyone would suggest that Turner return to solitude. “We’re not excluding him from anything.”
Only Justin Turner could stop Justin Turner properly.
“Who’s brave enough to go and tell him?” “There’s power in the game. Who would be comfortable telling Justin Turner?”
But what if Turner had stopped himself? Now it would be special. You can imagine how many people he could have touched if he hadn’t touched anyone, how he could celebrate someone in isolation, raise responsibility, set an example, teach the world a hard lesson instead of showing it.
“It was an opportunity to show people what it means to do the right thing, to exercise restraint, to be a shining example of what you should do,” Remoin said. “Of course you’re excited, this is a big moment of his career, but to tell people how hard it was, but he was doing a decent job, he was able to get a lot of great press to make the video.”
But instead, she missed an opportunity, one of whose potentially damaged images, the legacy was potentially stained.
“Instead, he put many people around him at risk,” Remoi said. “And now he’s an example to a lot of people, ‘If Justin Turner can do it, why can’t I?’ And that’s a real problem. “
Turner did not speak to the media on Tuesday night, but tweeted a message to his fans in which he read, in part, “I feel great, no symptoms. Experienced every emotion you could possibly imagine. “
The hope here is that one of those feelings is finally repentance. And here’s hoping to express the possibility of his next message with different possibilities.
