William Moller is a financial analysis, who occasionally submits sports blogs for the New York Yankees. In “We, the Public, Place the best Athletes on Pedestals,” Moller comments on how professional athletes, more specifically in baseball, are placed under a huge amount of pressure to be the absolute best player there is. Not only does the pressure come from the player himself, but it also comes from coaches and fans. Moller stated, “We, the public, place the best athletes on pedestals, gods on high” (547-8). By this, he is saying that the fans are never happy with the performance of a player, no matter how hard they work. People feel that there is always more to be done and they are never happy with average. This pressure from the fans puts
