First, because he didn't actually hit Escobar; and second, because pitchers are walking clouds of potential calamity with faberge elbows, and you don't need to screw up that precarious balance by accidentally missing the butt. (sbnation.com)
It's also interesting for depicting how fragile the continued existence of life on Earth is when a simple microscopic life form can quickly regenerate and spread, causing potential calamity to anyone unlucky enough to come into contact with it. (qwipster.net)
In other words, investors react to this kind of potential calamity by paying a little less for investments than they otherwise would. (tsinetwork.ca)