Is Being A Billionaire Worth Not Knowing How To Throw A Baseball?
I know that Rico blogged this earlier and Michael Rubin is a friend of the program, so I don't want to go too hard here, but....I mean...holy yikes. It's almost impossible to look less athletic than Tommy Smokes when trying to throw a baseball, and yet somehow the Rubes has achieved that. No offense, Tommy.
What even is this position? Seriously. Pretend to throw a ball right now by trying to put your arm in that position. It doesn't make any sense how a human body can move in that way.
It's arguably harder to put your arm in that position than it is to throw a ball properly. The grip, the form, everything about it just makes me feel sad that nobody ever taught Michael Rubin how to throw a ball.
But then you remember that he's a billionaire. And not just like one billion, but a lot of them. You're going to be crammed on some sweaty train on your commute home from work today, and there are going to be more people on that train than there are people in the world with more money than Michael Rubin. So you have to wonder if having all that money makes up for the inability to throw a ball.
I think the answer is yes, but I'm not totally sold on it yet. It would be one thing if Michael Rubin made his billions on something that had nothing to do with athletics. But the dude loves sports. He's a Philly guy, so it's one of the most important things in his life. I'm not saying that being broke and able to gas a 91 mph 4-seamer that paints the corners would be better. Then you're just stuck playing in the minor leagues forever. But a comfortable millionaire who has proper mechanics to at least look like he knows what he's doing? I think I take that over the billionaire with that form.
Sincerely,
A broke guy who can maybe touch 70 if I really dial it in.