5/2 - 5/15 Game Discussion Thread

[DamnYanks2]

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Goose just sent Odor a friend request. Damn Bautista got rocked.



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[TripleCrown9]

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The mood inside the Blue Jays locker room is intense, with many players refusing to speak with a shamed Bautista</p>&mdash; Blue Jays Insider (@trillballins) <a href="https://twitter.com/trillballins/status/732002538417991680">May 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[countryboy]

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Bush hit Bautista intentionally.

Bautista slid hard into second intentionally.

Odor punched Bautista intentionally.

There was no "chance" to anything.

[Sportsforever]

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The mood inside the Blue Jays locker room is intense, with many players refusing to speak with a shamed Bautista</p>&mdash; Blue Jays Insider (@trillballins) <a href="https://twitter.com/trillballins/status/732002538417991680">May 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Shamed? What the heck...how did Bautista get shamed? That's one of the most ridiculous things I've read in a long time, if true.

[SPTO]

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The mood inside the Blue Jays locker room is intense, with many players refusing to speak with a shamed Bautista</p>&mdash; Blue Jays Insider (@trillballins) <a href="https://twitter.com/trillballins/status/732002538417991680">May 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
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So if i'm reading this right, they're PO'ed at Bautista?

Oh man, the weird emotional feeling of this season just continues

Thank goodness I can bask in the Raptors glory for at least another week.

[countryboy]

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The mood inside the Blue Jays locker room is intense, with many players refusing to speak with a shamed Bautista</p>&mdash; Blue Jays Insider (@trillballins) <a href="https://twitter.com/trillballins/status/732002538417991680">May 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Well that is just stupid if true.

What is he to be ashamed of? Because he got clocked?

Stupid, just stupid.

[Perfect Zero]

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Mike Wilner @Wilnerness590 32m32 minutes ago

Bautista: "I slid hard into 2B. I could have injured him, I chose not to..didn't appreciate being hit." #Bluejays #Jays


Kudos on making that tough choice to not injure the guy.

What the hell was Bautista trying to do though? I know he wasn't winding up to give Odor a handshake or a pat on the back

I will give the Blue Jays credit; they know how to game the system. They push the envelope just far enough not to get in trouble and then complain about it or smart off about it after a play or game. I have never seen a team lose their first base coach to an ejection... ever. I rarely see players like Bautista toss their helmets or bats as often as he does after he strikes out or is out at first. People can complain about the Rangers all they want, but Toronto has their own problems and I doubt that the Rangers are going to be the only ones they have.

I say that with this caveat: Roughned Odor was in the wrong on this one. Yeah, Bautista went dirty trying to take out his legs but he should have had his head in the game and kept it cool for another inning. That being said, out of all players to get cold cocked, Bautista is the most satisfying. He is the biggest baby in Baseball, and that's saying something.

I'd tell him to eat ****, but I don't think he's going to do much eating for a while without a straw.

[canes21]

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Well that is just stupid if true.

What is he to be ashamed of? Because he got clocked?

Stupid, just stupid.

You know how it is.

Yees gonna haw.

[Perfect Zero]

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Bush hit Bautista intentionally.

Bautista slid hard into second intentionally.

Odor punched Bautista intentionally.

There was no "chance" to anything.

Late in a one run game? Bush might have just been in prison but this isn't the California Penal League.

[SPTO]

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What the hell was Bautista trying to do though? I know he wasn't winding up to give Odor a handshake or a pat on the back

I will give the Blue Jays credit; they know how to game the system. They push the envelope just far enough not to get in trouble and then complain about it or smart off about it after a play or game. I have never seen a team lose their first base coach to an ejection... ever. I rarely see players like Bautista toss their helmets or bats as often as he does after he strikes out or is out at first. People can complain about the Rangers all they want, but Toronto has their own problems and I doubt that the Rangers are going to be the only ones they have.

I say that with this caveat: Roughned Odor was in the wrong on this one. Yeah, Bautista went dirty trying to take out his legs but he should have had his head in the game and kept it cool for another inning. That being said, out of all players to get cold cocked, Bautista is the most satisfying. He is the biggest baby in Baseball, and that's saying something.

I'd tell him to eat ****, but I don't think he's going to do much eating for a while without a straw.

I got to agree with you, there's a lot of guys on this team who are way too emotional for their own good. This goes from the manager on down to some of their key guys. I have a feeling the overall dynamic of this roster is going to be changed drastically next season as this kind of thing is not tolerated by someone like Shapiro who has a more even keel business-like demeanor.

If this team continues to hover around .500 I could see Gibbons getting the boot before the season is over and that's just the first of many dominoes that could fall.

[55]

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Bush hit Bautista intentionally.

Bautista slid hard into second intentionally.

Odor punched Bautista intentionally.

There was no "chance" to anything.

That's pretty much exactly how I see it. I just took it to the extreme with my explanation. My bad.

[19]

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The mood inside the Blue Jays locker room is intense, with many players refusing to speak with a shamed Bautista
— Blue Jays Insider (@trillballins) May 16, 2016

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[countryboy]

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Late in a one run game? Bush might have just been in prison but this isn't the California Penal League.

In a game in May when the Rangers still have sour grapes over what happened last year in the playoffs? Yes.

Look I know you're a Rangers fan and bias is not going to allow you to look at this objectively. I don't have a dog in the fight. I don't like Bautista and I don't like Bush. Bush hit him intentionally. Plain and simple.

[dickey1331]

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That was one hell of a punch.

[Speedy]

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I'm tired of this "eye for an eye" mindset in baseball.

I get that you're mad a pitcher hit you; I get you're mad the hitter showed you up on that HR. Learn how to channel the anger and beat them in the game.

I wish a player would step and say that. Say they're mad...but they'll ensure the other guy doesn't beat them again. That's a much better version of revenge.