The article humorously reflects on a spring training game where Phillies manager Rob Thomson faced the agony of watching his pitcher, Jesús Luzardo, allow three consecutive home runs while wearing a live microphone. This candid moment provides insight into the chaotic nature of baseball, highlighting both the manager's challenge in maintaining composure and the importance of spring training as a time for players and coaches to refine their skills. Thomson's struggle with a poker face underlines the pressures faced in live sports.
It is funny, after all, to be on a live mic while your new pitcher gives up three rockets to left field.
As a coach, it is important for Thomson to work on his poker face, so that maybe on prime time in the late innings in October, if Luzardo allows a home run, he won't grimace.
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