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Men around the country still recoil from the sight of New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. fouling a pitch right into his own groin.
It was bad enough that Chisholm had to leave the game, and it made many wonder why he wasn’t wearing a cup to protect himself.
Well, now we have an answer.
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New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. took a brutal shot in the groin Thursday night. (Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)
Yankees beat writer Gary Philips shared some quotes from Chisholm that explain why he wasn’t a cup guy before he took a foul ball to the cojones and why he won’t be a cup guy moving forward.
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Chisholm said the pain level was a “million” and that “if you were ever hit in the testicles, you would know.”
Most men reading this just nodded at that statement.
But Chisholm revealed that despite bowls being mandatory in the minor leagues, he still skipped them and will continue to do so because he trusts his own defensive abilities.
“I never carried a cup,” he said. “I’ve never been hit in the balls. It was just unfortunate.”
Now there are times when I wonder why men don’t wear cups all the time just for peace of mind (I feel the same way about helmets). You wouldn’t regret not having a cup on you until the moment you’re at a cookout and a rogue volleyball wrecks you.
But I also like that Chisholm trusts herself to react and protect the boys. I’ve always said that a fairly significant portion of a man’s life is devoted to protecting his lower anatomy.
You’re always on guard, trying to avoid anything that might leave you doubled over on the ground, and spewing out all the blasts you know and several others you didn’t realize you knew.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. says he will rely on his defensive abilities rather than carrying a cup going forward. (David Richard-Imagn photos)
Waist-high branches, table corners, projectiles, bicycle seats, even a pet that jumps into your lap when you’re not ready.
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Chisholm is self-aware enough to know where his self-preservation reflexes stand, and I respect that.
But if he takes another foul ball to his lower body, he might want to start rethinking that stance on cups.
