The Shocking Thing? This Is Completely Normal And American, And Actually Not Shocking At All.

The Shocking Thing? This Is Completely Normal And American, And Actually Not Shocking At All.
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An American flag flies over the outfield wall of Ed Smith Stadium, the baseball spring training home of the Baltimore Orioles in Sarasota, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

The neat thing is this is just a regular story about American values. If only everyone saw it that way.

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