Ian Kinsler literally rubbed dirt on a wound after a grounder bloodied his hand
Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler brought an old adage to life on Sunday by rubbing his bloody hand on the infield dirt after a hard grounder cracked his nail.
The play came at a crucial time, too, in the bottom of the ninth when the Tigers were protecting a 6-5 lead. The Royals had Alcides Escobar on third base when Kinsler knocked down an Alex Gordon grounder, made the play to first base and held Escobar on third. Check out Kinsler's improvisational medicine after the play:
"There's no panic," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said of Kinsler's play. "He was just going to let the ball hit him if he had to. It wasn't getting by him. And he'd deal with the pain after the fact."
The whole "rub some dirt on it" saying is among the topics covered in Peyton Manning's vast catalogue of commercials.
Some research indicates that rubbing dirt on a wound does have practical value as some clays can serve an antibacterial agents and kill various pathogens.
A slightly protracted way of saying that Ian Kinsler is old school, and may have done his hand a favor with that dirt rubbing.
Ian Kinsler's bloody hand may be my new favorite part of the Tigers season. pic.twitter.com/QH2MzoqrL6
— Jordan Strack (@JordanStrack) September 4, 2016
