[Da_Chief]

Originally Posted by squiggs96

Bautista's bat flip last year was ridiculous. He was being a dbag when he did it. The Rangers owed him a ball in the ribs, and that's what he got. It should have ended there. By Bautista going into second with an illegal, dangerous, and dirty slide, he brought that upon himself. He admitted that he went in hard to send a message. Just because he could have made it worse, doesn't mean it was right. If Bautista doesn't get in his face after the slide, and just walks off the field, the fight doesn't happen. After Odor pushes him, Bautista goes to grab him and punch him. Unfortunately for Jose, Odor punches him first. It's not a sucker punch. It's two guys involved in a fight, and one guy's fist makes it to the other's guy's face quicker.

Yes, Odor has done some bad things. His slide into Panik last year was one of them. He didn't try and throw it into Bautista's face. If the dirty slide wasn't made, the throw goes to first, and it's a double play. He's not wrong in his actions. A guy took a slide at his knees and came after him after the play. Odor stood there and took care of business. Jays, and their fans, said it was gutless to wait until this game to retaliate for the bat flip. Odor didn't wait, and didn't get someone else to do it for him. He'll get thrown at next year, which should end it. He'll likely get a suspension too, and I'm fine with that.

For those saying you hope they meet in the playoffs, you might want to get a record over .500 before that happens. After making the Jays made playoffs last year, for the first time in 20 years, it's odd to call out a team that's made the playoffs 4 out of 6 years. The Jays will be lucky to make the wildcard this year.

You're not biased at all are you? I like how this guy says "what Odor did last year was a bad thing" and then goes on to make Odor a hero for taking care of business right away in the same paragraph.