Zimmerman's iron man streak now done

In today's game for the Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, a 205 game streak ended. No, it wasn't the Nats losing that many in a row :), it was Ryan Zimmerman sitting on the bench for the entire game. Not that he had to because of an injury or because he is not doing very well (so the Washington sources say), but because he asked for a day off. Zimmerman's streak of 205 games was second in the big leagues to Jeff Francoeur's 335 and counting.

Evidently, earlier Zimmerman and Nationals manager Manny Acta agreed that he didn't necessarily "have" to play a 162 game schedule. Again, the Nationals have said that it doesn't have anything to do with the fact that Zimmerman is hitting a lowly .217 with 3 HR and 14 RBIs.

What do I think? I'm so glad you asked...well, here's the thing--if you are struggling and merely playing to play for a streak like this, I don't think having a player on the lineup sheet is what needs to happen. But if you are a major league baseball player who gets paid more than 99% of the people on this world, asking for a day off--to me---especially if you are struggling or have a streak like this--is not acceptable. At least the Nationals could have taken the high road here.

Picture Source: MLB.com

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