Do you really think the psychological pain of a single mom who barely makes minimum wage but who shows up at EVERY job she has on time, and without complaint is any less?

What people like this SHOULD be writing about is Mordecai Brown – who considered it a privilege and honor to play the game – much less get paid for it – with 2 fingers ripped of of his hand.

It doesn’t matter if “there is more going on.” It doesn’t matter if he’s “frightened” of the prospect of what this could do to his career.

He signed a contract. He gave his employers and teammates every impression that he would be part of a the “team” when he accepted those paychecks including nearly the entire season last year when the Cubs paid for him to rehabilitate. The organization made moves that deprived others from realizing their dream by taking a spot on the 40 man roster.

Try not showing up to your job tomorrow, don’t tell your supervisor or your co-workers, who also are being impacted by your decision and see if you GET paid while you “work out your issues.”

Grow up. Be a man. There are 18 year olds dying in Afghanistan for $30,000 a year because their employers tell them to engage an enemy combatant.

Forgive me for not sympathizing with a 27 year old man who literally ran home to mommy when all he had to do report to Iowa for a few weeks until he had a chance to earn a World Series ring.