This is the first time since joining the Cubs in 2015 that Bryant has gone on the disabled list and I'm blown away by the amount of fans that paint him as soft or act like he's on the DL every other week. Mind you, these are probably the same fans who called him soft after he took a 98 mph fastball to the face so I take a lot of those comments with a grain of salt but c'mon. He's been one of the few constants in the Cubs lineup and some fans have taken his consistency for granted rather than appreciate just how freakishly good he is. It's easy to take him for granted because he makes hitting a baseball look extremely easy which is the result of the endless hours he has put in throughout his career to perfecting his craft. Now that he has been forced to step away from the game that he loves for the first time in his career, it seems to have impacted him more than you may think. He recently described his shoulder rehab as 'boring' and admitted that missing time with his teammates has "refueled" some of that excitement to get back on the field. He also shared that this was the longest he's ever gone without playing baseball since he was a youngster back in Las Vegas but that "break" from baseball had nothing to do with injuries. It had to do with Mom.
It's unconfirmed to this point as to why a young Kris Bryant was grounded, but if I had to guess why, I'd go with the following:
- He did all of his AND his brother's chores around the house.
- He volunteered at a local food shelter without his mom's permission.
- He donated his weekly allowance to a less fortunate classmate.
Please Cubs fans, don't be that guy.
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