Great Baseball, Great Career, No More!

Robert “Statman” Jefferson is one of the best players, if not the best of his time. He is and always will be one of the best and a role model/idol. He could do it all; he just filled up the highlights and the stat books. This season was probably going to be his best. He led both leagues in singles, doubles, triples, homeruns, RBI’s, and steals. But then came that dreaded day of August 5th, 2014. It was the Cleveland Steamrollers vs. the Syracuse Clowns; “Statman” Jefferson was on the Steamrollers. It was tied up 9-9, the bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, Jefferson was on 3rd. The pitch was thrown then, Whack! As soon as the ball was hit Jefferson was off like a bullet. (Here comes the terrible part, I can remember the commentator’s words as if it happened yesterday.) “He runs towards base, trips!” Career ended. No one really knows what happened, some say he tripped on his shoelaces, others say there was a soft spot in the ground, and more people have more predictions of what happened. But everyone will remember that day August 5th, 2014 as the day Robert “Statman” Jefferson almost became the greatest baseball player ever.