Jose Bautista painting from our 3rd raffle...

[baseball tourist]

Originally Posted by thenavarro

Go Rougned!! Made many of us down here in Texas smile today. Good job.

He connected allright! Jose commented on that in is post game interview! It was a sucker punch in my opinion.

[thenavarro]

Originally Posted by baseball tourist

He connected allright! Jose commented on that in is post game interview! It was a sucker punch in my opinion.

Congrats on winning the contest, can't wait to see your painting in the end.

Mike

[baseball tourist]

Originally Posted by thenavarro

Congrats on winning the contest, can't wait to see your painting in the end.

Mike

Thanks Mike!

[UnVme7]

Originally Posted by baseball tourist

He connected allright! Jose commented on that in is post game interview! It was a sucker punch in my opinion.

I didn't see a sucker punch. Watch the replay-- Jose was leaning back with a fist ready to go first.

Plus, if Odor didn't move off to the side of base, he would have a broken leg right now. I understand why he did what he did.

And the slide was illegal. After all, they reviewed it and called him out for that very reason.

[ooo-ribay]

Bautista was getting ready to punch; Odor was ready.

[clydepepper]

I'll bet everyone saw this one coming down main street:

I think what Odor did really stinks!



Thank You - I'll be here all week.


rim-shot...from a union man at that
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[baseball tourist]

Originally Posted by UnVme7

I didn't see a sucker punch. Watch the replay-- Jose was leaning back with a fist ready to go first.

Plus, if Odor didn't move off to the side of base, he would have a broken leg right now. I understand why he did what he did.

And the slide was illegal. After all, they reviewed it and called him out for that very reason.

I've watched it a few times and I saw them jawing at each, Odor shoving him and then bam. Also when you watch the video you can see the low throw made by Odor which loos like head hunting to me. Take a look at the video from this angle: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FEI3WdzsCI8. Bautista doesn't assume a fighting stance or clench a fist after Odor's shove, he puts his hand up creating distance.

[ramram]

Originally Posted by baseball tourist

I've watched it a few times and I saw them jawing at each, Odor shoving him and then bam. Also when you watch the video you can see the low throw made by Odor which loos like head hunting to me. Take a look at the video from this angle: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FEI3WdzsCI8. Bautista doesn't assume a fighting stance or clench a fist after Odor's shove, he puts his hand up creating distance.

Dropping his arm to make throw to first is standard protocol for the relay man on the double play to get the runner to clear out.

I see Bautista starting to reach back and clinch his fist right before his short visit to Disneyland.

Rob M.

[steve B]

From the sound of things we need to set up a cage match during the 7th inning stretch

Where's the wrestling guy?! we demand a year of XMLB!!!


Seriously, this stuff has been going on since baseball was invented. It's part of the game.


Steve B

[irv]

Not OK for Baustista to slide like he did but OK for Odor?

[UnVme7]

Originally Posted by irv

Not OK for Baustista to slide like he did but OK for Odor?

If those pics of Odor are from this year, then he was called out. If they were from previous years, perfectly legal.

[baseball tourist]

Originally Posted by ramram

I see Bautista starting to reach back and clinch his fist right before his short visit to Disneyland.

Rob M.

Pls look again Rob - I don't see Jose making a fist until he gets clocked. Both angles back this up but the one I posted earlier makes it very clear. Anyone else see JB making a fist, or am I going blind?

[ramram]

Originally Posted by baseball tourist

Pls look again Rob - I don't see Jose making a fist until he gets clocked. Both angles back this up but the one I posted earlier makes it very clear. Anyone else see JB making a fist, or am I going blind?

In Tom C's video above, it sure looks like Bautista's fist is going back and starting to close. He was just slower than Odor. I'm sure Odor is no angel but Bautista has made his own nest around the league. IMO he needed to be humbled, and I think that may have just happened.

Rob M.

[baseball tourist]

Originally Posted by ramram

In Tom C's video above, it sure looks like Bautista's fist is going back and starting to close. He was just slower than Odor. I'm sure Odor is no angel but Bautista has made his own nest around the league. IMO he needed to be humbled, and I think that may have just happened.

Rob M.

It not a secret that I am a fan of JB, but as a fan of baseball I need to point out that the game has room for personalities and its hard scrabble players and plays. I am no wall flower. Jose has done enough in the league to earn a bit of playoff homerun boasting. Odor has not done much yet (save landing a haymaker).