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Green's Compromise Shows Honesty
2004-09-23 17:10
Shawn Green has announced he will play Friday but skip Saturday's Dodger game in observance of Yom Kippur. Although some will criticize this decision as a cop-out or phony compromise, I actually believe it shows the most integrity, by reflecting how truly torn Green is. He really is a man of two worlds, and who's to say it isn't fair for him to try to respect both of them? "Playing one of the two is the most consistent with my beliefs as a Jewish person," Green said before the Dodgers played the San Diego Padres on Thursday night. When asked to explain, Green said: "I'm not orthodox. I am Jewish and I respect the custom. I feel this is the most consistent way to celebrate the holiday. I feel real good about my decision." Both Judaism and baseball hold a grip on Green, and it's his legitimate choice to make neither supreme. Both should be forgiving of him. The villains in this episode, if any, are those who moved a second game into the atonement period. I will admit to being curious whether baseball matchups influenced Green's choice of which game to miss.
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