ASKED AN APOLOGY player from Industriales, after an event with fans on the networks

By Jose Alejandro Rodriguez Zas

only 24 hours ago we publish on our website a note in which we narrate the event that occurred between the baseball player from Matanzas Sandy Menocal, who plays with the Leones de Industriales in this 61st edition of the National Baseball Series and a fan of the team, an exchange of words via chat that went off the rails and that the Blues fan decided to make public on his social networks.

Immediately, the team SwingFull He contacted the athlete, who was kindly willing to offer statements about the event, which has caused a stir on social networks, mainly among the partial members of the capital’s cast. And it is that for a high-performance athlete, a public figure for others, it is important to learn to deal with the public, listen to their criticism and even their offenses, maintaining sanity, because in the end, the image that is damaged is that of the athlete, the amateur, right or wrong, will always go unnoticed.

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Making that previous introduction, by way of advice from this editor to Menocal, the versatile player expressed that it is very difficult to be cold-blooded when words of disapproval are received for some action on the field, when every player who plays in the National Series He gives everything for his team and always wants to do it well, to the delight of the public that attends the stadium and all the people who follow the team.

«The true fans are those who day by day defend their own with tooth and nail. They are the ones who, no matter what circumstance they find themselves in, extend their hand to tell you: I’m with you, through thick and thin, until the end,” Sandy said.

«But there is the fanatic who only sees the side of his convenience and sympathy, no matter what you have been doing before. The day that, therefore, you cannot solve the problem, or things do not go well for you, then the calls to be replaced, the boos and even offenses arrive, often in a moderate way, but offenses in the end, “he added.

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At the express request of the athlete, we publish an image of another part of the conversation between him and the fan from the capital, Luis Bello, which, although it is not justification for Menocal’s response, shows that the dialogue between the two has not gone through channels peaceful.

Although it is true that Menocal has only had two hits in 10 at-bats during this Series 61, he already has a run scored and has pushed two of the three teammates he has found in circulation in the young season, as a replacement for the injured Jorge Luis Barcelán in the waiting room, prior to Sunday’s game against Alazanes de Granma, in which he was taken to the bench.

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Near the end of the dialogue, in which Sandy recounted, from his point of view, details of the exchange with the fan, the Blues player thanked the contact from SwingFull to clarify the matter, our concern for the athletes and allow you to communicate are the fans of Industriales.

«To the followers of the Blues of the capital, in general, I want to convey that they do not feel bad for any type of circumstance that may arise with a fan or fan. They are things that happen. My apologies to them. We continue to play with our hearts for you who are our reason for being. For all of you, every day, we go out to the field to offer you a beautiful show, “said Sandy to this editor, a clear message to the public that he feels for Industriales.

And for those who are not, the athlete also reserved a letter:

“To the non-supporters, I want to thank you in the same way, because each blow, each criticism, each offense that they make us, allows us to learn from the experience and continue to perfect ourselves as athletes and as people,” he concluded.

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