GDT: Jays (19-19) @ Rangers (21-16) - Game 3/3

[Grant77]

Beltre made a poor throw to him, he caught it like inches off the ground. He had to make a low throw to have any shot at the DP.

 

It also didn't help that Bautista was just starting his slide a few feet from the bag and going on his way down, when he should have already been on the ground. If he slides normal that ball is nowhere near him.

 

It's kind of embarrassing. Bautista got punked, and now fans are grasping at straws like Odor was trying to hit Bautista, with zero evidence, while ignoring the fact that Bautista started he slide ontop of the bag, going a good 5-6 feet past it. If he was sliding into the bag and not past it that ball is nowhere near him.

 

I'm not commenting on Odor's intent, but Jose started his slide well before the bag and was in sliding position when the ball almost hit his face. Let's not make this out to be Hal McCrae 2.0. He probably could have made it a legal slide had he reached back and grabbed the bag.

[fatcowxlive]

I saw Donaldson's post game interview and can I say that he handles the media really well? I don't think I've seen him dodge a question, nor f*** up an answer to a question. Honest and down to earth answers

[admin]

Wow really does look like he tried to hit him in the face. He's almost throwing it straight down at him.

http://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/1027751

[Boxcar]

Some guy in my Facebook feed, all separate posts. Because I guess he was struggling to encapsulate his sentiment in just one or two.

 

At least Bautista slid at the bag, instead of off to the side and going at someone's ankles before starting a slide.

 

Jose Bautista is a dirty player how dare they let him on the field "every rangers player and fan". Odor isn't dirty he is a good player, ok there buddy. As they said it on South Park "BLAME CANADA"

 

#TexasRangers need to be wearing a dress for the rest of the season.

 

This guy on Twitter is a legit dummy. When has Bautista ever been a dirty player, oh I guess when he kicked in the back door and blasted a home run down your throats.

 

Look at #Odor run after throwing a punch little man syndrome lol

 

#Odor and #Rangers are the biggest jokes of the #MLB #Toronto #BlueJays #WeTheNorth #BatFlip #sorrynotsorry #nocryinginbaseball #ESPN

 

It all started with Rangers pitcher Matt Bush throwing inside and hitting Bautista. Texas Rangers want to start something and the cry when Blue Jays come with an answer. Pillar and Donaldson went crazy going after Odor

 

Lol Greg Zaun saying Odor trying to protect himself. How, he started the shoving and punching match. #SportsNet get Zaun off the tv already

 

Odor and the Rangers are biggest cry babies in baseball

 

Texas still upset with @JoeyBats19 bat flip, suck it up girls #rangers everyone bat flips you big cry babies. Grow a pair #BlueJays #Toronto

 

The only thing big in #Texas is the towels to wipe their tears after playing #bluejays. Odor is a chump. #toronto #rangers

 

What Odor you can't handle and good hard clean slide. Man up kid there no crying in baseball #rangers are cry babies #toronto #bluejays #MLB

 

I pointed out that he is an idiot and was informed that I'm a "Bautista hater" and his other friends also jumped in. Including the gem "you should have your team's back no matter what."

 

This is why I hate knowing people irl who are baseball fans, in the loosest possible meaning of that phrase.

[Candy Maldonado]

[vdubmvp]

Some guy in my Facebook feed, all separate posts. Because I guess he was struggling to encapsulate his sentiment in just one or two.

 

 

 

I pointed out that he is an idiot and was informed that I'm a "Bautista hater" and his other friends also jumped in. Including the gem "you should have your team's back no matter what."

 

This is why I hate knowing people irl who are baseball fans, in the loosest possible meaning of that phrase.

 

Wow, that guy has a lot of feelings.

[vdubmvp]

 

Well there's the opinion we were all waiting for.

[Yorkshire Blue Jay]

Some guy in my Facebook feed, all separate posts. Because I guess he was struggling to encapsulate his sentiment in just one or two.

 

 

 

I pointed out that he is an idiot and was informed that I'm a "Bautista hater" and his other friends also jumped in. Including the gem "you should have your team's back no matter what."

 

This is why I hate knowing people irl who are baseball fans, in the loosest possible meaning of that phrase.

 

What a shock! What exactly did you expect?

 

I find that pointing out to anyone that you feel they are an idiot would hardly ever illicit a gracious response - maybe Bautista or Odor should have tried that instead

[Cyborg]

Odor also got Donaldson in the face:

[vdubmvp]

 

I keep looking at this and laughing all over again. It's also reminded me of his AMA that someone once linked me to that had this gem:

 

Hi, Jose. Just one thing.

 

My best friend in the world is an amazing guy. He's the best father and husband I've ever known to his wife and son. He's the only friend I've ever had that's never stabbed me in the back in the near 16 years that I've known him. Why am I telling you this? Because you're his hero. You always have been. He has spent so much money on your cards and other memorabilia that he probably could have put a few kids through college with it. It would mean the world to me if you could just acknowledge this post and say something to my best friend Brad. It would make his year. Thank you, Mr. Canseco

 

His response: brad what a bad boy u have become

[fatcowxlive]

Odor also got Donaldson in the face:

 

Not really looool go see the video replay that was literally Donaldson running to a fist before spearing all the Rangers in the area down. Unless this happened later or something

[fatcowxlive]

 

Hugs 4 u!!

[43211234]

Odor also got Donaldson in the face:

 

Nah he whiffed.

 

[Stangstag]

Also on Matt Bush... Some of you idiots are claiming he's "a changed man" and "deserves a second chance"

 

Well he just drilled a guy in the ribs with a fastball in his 2nd major league game.

 

He's still a piece of s***.

[ProfessionalAtBat]

Odor is a freaking 22 years old young punk. He will get beat the f*** out soon

 

Dirty SOB

[ChrisS]

To be fair, Bannister had the whole thing planned and given the way Bush's career and life has been, if Im him I have to follow the order to throw.

[Stangstag]

Odor is a freaking 22 years old young punk. He will get beat the f*** out soon

 

Dirty SOB

 

Also kneed Donaldson in the head in the playoffs last year. The guy plays dirty

[Statman]

What is overlooked in this situation is Bautista's selfishness. This team can't afford giving free outs and down by a run in the 8th and Bautista feels he needs to violate the slide rule to get retribution on a player that had nothing to do with the situation leading up to it.

 

Also, this series with Dale Scott and his crew of incompetents was just another gong show in the umpiring world of Major League Baseball. The umpiring IMO has never been worse. They are so bad at their jobs.

[bronson44]

Nah he whiffed.

 

 

He's pretty lucky Odor missed. Not sure leaping face first at a couple dudes is sound fighting strategy.

[FrozenRopes]

He's pretty lucky Odor missed. Not sure leaping face first at a couple dudes is sound fighting strategy.

 

Odor is throwing punches, everyone else is going WWE.

[Governator]

What is overlooked in this situation is Bautista's selfishness. This team can't afford giving free outs and down by a run in the 8th and Bautista feels he needs to violate the slide rule to get retribution on a player that had nothing to do with the situation leading up to it.

 

Also, this series with Dale Scott and his crew of incompetents was just another gong show in the umpiring world of Major League Baseball. The umpiring IMO has never been worse. They are so bad at their jobs.

 

 

 

Not to justify things but when was the last time EE beat out a DP?

[intentional wok]

Not to justify things but when was the last time EE beat out a DP?

 

Game 3 of the season when Jose's attempt to cheat by grabbing Forsythe's ankle ended the game on the spot.

 

A good snapshot of the season to this point actually.

[Statman]

Game 3 of the season when Jose's attempt to cheat by grabbing Forsythe's ankle ended the game on the spot.

 

A good snapshot of the season to this point actually.

 

Yup. LOL!...and for sliding past the bag.

 

Check.

 

Mate.

 

The season really did go down the crapper after that point.

[KingKat]

Not really looool go see the video replay that was literally Donaldson running to a fist before spearing all the Rangers in the area down. Unless this happened later or something

 

That's definitely from when Donaldson came flying in, you can tell by the way his hair is flowing behind him.

[KingKat]

Also on Matt Bush... Some of you idiots are claiming he's "a changed man" and "deserves a second chance"

 

Well he just drilled a guy in the ribs with a fastball in his 2nd major league game.

 

He's still a piece of s***.

 

a. Only time will tell if he's a changed man or not. He's paid his debt to society and he's getting a fresh start. Time will tell whether he f***s it up or not but as a society, we should be rooting for his rehabilitation not endlessly condemning for a crime whose punishment he's already served.

b. The beaning was obviously Bannister's call and Bush had no leverage to refuse him. If you want to use this as another excuse to pile on Bush go ahead but it's completely gratuitous on your part.

[Brownie19]

Beltre made a poor throw to him, he caught it like inches off the ground. He had to make a low throw to have any shot at the DP.

 

It also didn't help that Bautista was just starting his slide a few feet from the bag and going on his way down, when he should have already been on the ground. If he slides normal that ball is nowhere near him.

 

It's kind of embarrassing. Bautista got punked, and now fans are grasping at straws like Odor was trying to hit Bautista, with zero evidence, while ignoring the fact that Bautista started he slide ontop of the bag, going a good 5-6 feet past it. If he was sliding into the bag and not past it that ball is nowhere near him.

 

I'm kind of thinking Odor was going to do something regardless of what Jose did. He's a puke.

[Brownie19]

The unwritten rules of baseball are so far ingrained in the game that there was no way Bautista wasn't going to get plunked at some point this season against the Rangers. I think a lot of people here are down-playing the whole bat-flip thing to: It wasn't like he just flipped his bat out of excitement, the bat-flip was a total F-U to the Rangers and done what I think was mocking manner. Bautista's a fiery guy and he gets angry, and when he's angry- watch out, but if you show up a team like that you're gonna get drilled.

 

what's ironic is the Rangers broke the unwritten rules by waiting until Jose's last at bat this season v. the Rangers to plunk him. On one hand I hate unwritten rules...on the other, this seems cowardly.

[Smokey]

What I'm most disappointed in is the way Jose handled himself right after getting shoved. So you're upset about getting plunked and slide aggressively into second, have words with the guy you just tried to take out and once he puts his hands on you then it's clearly f***ing on! Wtf are you doing going back at him with your chin up and your hands still open?? Wtf did you expect to happen?? Pretty embarrassing to see the face of franchise (at least for now) getting clocked like that by a little bitch. Glad to see Pillar and JD showing some heart at least though.

[Smokey]

You have obviously never been in a street fight.

 

Think again. I've been in about a dozen

 

You and I both know that isn't the truth, Jimmy!

[Boxcar]

What a shock! What exactly did you expect?

 

I find that pointing out to anyone that you feel they are an idiot would hardly ever illicit a gracious response - maybe Bautista or Odor should have tried that instead

 

Sorry, next time I'll spell it out for you a bit better so you don't get hung up on a simple word. Obviously I didn't call him an idiot, just pointed out the failure of his logic.