tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post8376215152240284570..comments2024-01-09T05:19:39.331-05:00Comments on Ghostrunner on First: Don't Make Me Do ThisDrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271534213351978408noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-6650941011259301232011-05-31T17:58:39.508-04:002011-05-31T17:58:39.508-04:00The passion is not the problem, the timing is. Par...The passion is not the problem, the timing is. Part of the game of baseball, and do not compare to any other sports it is a completely seperate set of unspoken rules, is that when an opponent is getting beat handidly you do not make a scene or draw attention to your failure. When this happens words get exchanged because, although the scene is not aimed at Danks, it adds fuel to the fire of his failure and humiliation. In addition Jose fails 65% of the time, he should never settle for failure, but should know how to except it. It is part of baseball unlike any other sport, you must be able to accept and deal with failure differently than athletes who play basketball or football. 162 games is a lot if he threw a tantrum everytime he failed and he definately would never through a tantrum everytime it occurred. Like I said at the beginning, the issue is not passion, however it all is about the timing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-33961085184308338562011-05-31T11:40:36.397-04:002011-05-31T11:40:36.397-04:00i respectfully disagree drew...everyone sees thing...i respectfully disagree drew...everyone sees things different i guess<br /><br />i just dont see how throwing a bat is that bad...theres alot worse behaviour on the fields every night...from managers freaking on umps...to guys getting intentionally hit...pitchers punching the wall in the dugout in frustration...guys breaking bats over their knees, etc<br /><br />I personally like seeing the "pros" show this emotion....shows that even they get frustrated and want to get better<br /><br />good discussion though..thank youjayznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-55134404841854979312011-05-31T11:15:24.318-04:002011-05-31T11:15:24.318-04:00You're right Drew. But I'm with Navin: Da...You're right Drew. But I'm with Navin: Danks should leave it on the field. I can understand Danks' point (not to mention he's had a frustrating season) but he looks as much a clown to me for harping on it afterwards. Move on and pitch better next time.Steve02noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-35925929593005992542011-05-31T09:07:15.484-04:002011-05-31T09:07:15.484-04:00Would you say you "bashed" me in your co...Would you say you "bashed" me in your comments? I wouldn't. You disagree, which is cool. <br /><br /><i>In sports, especially pro sports, I love to see passion like Bautista's</i><br /><br />The key word here is "pro". These guys are professionals and, as such, expected to comport themselves in a certain fashion. The season is long and they're all on the other side of beatings at one point or another.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271534213351978408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-34410148416567974312011-05-31T07:39:00.707-04:002011-05-31T07:39:00.707-04:00use whatever word you want, whether it be "ba...use whatever word you want, whether it be "bash" or condemn or whatever...you are clearly saying that Bautista made a mistake...<br /><br />Icant understand how u can say Bautista did anything wrong...if anything, Id want a kid to see this scenario...go at it 100%, at all times...if youre gonna do something, do it right...never half-ass anything<br /><br />In sports, especially pro sports, I love to see passion like Bautista's...I kind of like Dinks' passion too, even though hes wrong in directing it at Bautista.<br /><br />But again, is Bautista supposed to feel sorry for him...this isnt little league with a mercy rulejayznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-3536498228629102702011-05-31T07:23:42.985-04:002011-05-31T07:23:42.985-04:00I am a teacher and the behavior by both warrants a...I am a teacher and the behavior by both warrants attention. In Danks' case, however, it was perhaps a perceived slight, or maybe, as we all learned in elementary school, "acting out" on Bautista's part. We teach children NOT to do this when they are angry. Imagine I am a straight "A" student and receive a "B" on a major test. Do I run up to the teacher and object strenuously (luckily having no bat) or wait and talk to the teacher after class? Maybe Bautista was really mad because Danks, not a great pitcher, got him to do the second worst thing a batter could have done...infield pop-up (Would he have thrown the bat if he struck out?) In any case, "acting out" is not appropriate behavior for anyone, let alone adult leaders. The appropriate action here is for Bautista to apologize to the fans for being childish, and for Danks to apologize to Bautista for saying things that might escalate the situation. Good things these guys were not on steroids?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-68317072231167308512011-05-30T21:17:58.564-04:002011-05-30T21:17:58.564-04:00Before this gets out of hand please: 1) indicate w...Before this gets out of hand please: 1) indicate where I "bashed" Bautista and <br />2) indicate where I implicated Danks in any way. <br /><br />Thanks.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271534213351978408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-55546650069082936362011-05-30T19:08:47.304-04:002011-05-30T19:08:47.304-04:00drew...out of 8000 comments ive read now...includi...drew...out of 8000 comments ive read now...including many from Wsox fans, you are the 2nd one to bash bautista...maybe youre the 1 not getting it?<br /><br />I understand Dinks being mad....but Bautista has every right to be frustated with his craft as well...Bautista being pissed has nothing to do with Dinksjayznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-73556409210645383362011-05-30T16:34:24.280-04:002011-05-30T16:34:24.280-04:00Too bad it's not hockey, they could drop the g...<i>Too bad it's not hockey, they could drop the gloves and settle it without a suspension</i><br /><br />Awesome. Best comment in a while.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271534213351978408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-36896438344376509452011-05-30T16:31:57.746-04:002011-05-30T16:31:57.746-04:00I think Jose did nothing wrong, many players do th...I think Jose did nothing wrong, many players do the same thing. You want to make great contact every time and when you don't, it's frustrating. Who cares about the score of the game, players are paid on stats now a days and every at bat counts. Danks should be happy he got the out and shut his mouth. Too bad it's not hockey, they could drop the gloves and settle it without a suspension.Kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-21746038784366131232011-05-30T16:13:36.858-04:002011-05-30T16:13:36.858-04:00The only thing this post is about, or what I'v...The only thing this post is about, or what I've argued in the comments, is 3. <br /><br />I'll say this and probably be done with it: do you think he'll do it again? <br /><br />Do you think that if it's JPA in the same situation with the same reaction, we don't see Jose with an arm around him in the dugout while Buck and Tabby drone on about "the right way to play the game?"<br /><br />I don't think we'll see Bautista act quite the same if the situation arises again. That's it. He made a mistake, it isn't an indictment of him as a player or man.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271534213351978408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-33040397148907124312011-05-30T16:13:14.413-04:002011-05-30T16:13:14.413-04:00It's in the moment. He's in the moment. If...It's in the moment. He's in the moment. If Jose is that capable of distancing himself within the two seconds after such deep focus that he brings to every AB, than he's inhuman. I don't give a shit what the score is, I want our guys up playing hard every AB, running out every ball. Good grief, have you ever fucking played a sport? It isn't slow pitch. If Danks doesn't like it he should stop throwing fucking BP (I agree with the earlier comment about that) He's making millions of dollars. He needs to shut the fuck up and make good pitches. I can't believe Jose is getting criticized by his own team's fans for fucking playing hard. And don't tell me that he should knkow the big picture. Or that it's about "team." It isn't a fucking interview! What, should he be repeating a certain mantra when he goes to the plate depending on the fucking score? What's next, not swinging when you're up 10? Like your site, Drew, but holy shit, think you missed this one...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-34931393301100029542011-05-30T16:07:00.015-04:002011-05-30T16:07:00.015-04:00So he's supposed to not care when he fucks up?...So he's supposed to not care when he fucks up? then the next inning romero lays an egg and chicago scores 7 runs? <br /><br />I really don't see your point because you are contradicting yourself.<br /><br />you acknowledged the following<br /><br />1. Jays are winning.<br />2. Because a team can always come back in baseball, each at bat is important no matter what the score is.<br />3. JB made a mistake and got angry.<br /><br />You can't pull anything from that to infer that he only cares about himself or some shit like that. What you're doing is the same thing that Damian Cox did.<br /><br />If he were pissed that he got walked then you might have a point.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069436126808900990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-47642462867078548292011-05-30T16:02:59.618-04:002011-05-30T16:02:59.618-04:00I understand the point that you are making Drew bu...I understand the point that you are making Drew but I just don't see what individual accomplishment he would be striving for in that situation that would supersede the good of the team. It is not like Bautista was swinging for the fences to reach some arbitrary milestone or had dropped some vintage John Lackey quotes about Danks before the game and was embarrassed to pop out against someone that "everyone" has had success against. Maybe it is the hockey player in me, but play to the whistle is something that was ingrained deeply into my competitive fabric making me very wary of the unwritten rules of Baseball Etiquette.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05345966906057546985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-57728635441937401682011-05-30T16:00:53.712-04:002011-05-30T16:00:53.712-04:00You're all kinds of wrong Drew. If Bautista ha...You're all kinds of wrong Drew. If Bautista had barreled that 3-2 meatball up and then done a sosa hop or any other kind of grandstanding, then i'd agree with Danks. Jose was just showing a high compete level in a low leverage situation certainly not showing the pitcher up, i'll take that every day of the week even from a ginger viking boston fuck like Youkilis.AkiSchennBergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-31286983766208737862011-05-30T15:36:27.444-04:002011-05-30T15:36:27.444-04:00Isn't the performance of the team just the sum...Isn't the performance of the team just the sum of individual performances?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-50695874958915062672011-05-30T15:33:26.697-04:002011-05-30T15:33:26.697-04:00Again, not the point. Please do continue to miss i...Again, not the point. Please do continue to miss it, if you please.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271534213351978408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-90514418865745786112011-05-30T15:32:01.569-04:002011-05-30T15:32:01.569-04:00Do you think that a team has never come back from ...Do you think that a team has never come back from a 7 run deficit?Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069436126808900990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-81735341933483637952011-05-30T15:22:53.251-04:002011-05-30T15:22:53.251-04:00The team is winning by 7 runs, we're told that...The team is winning by 7 runs, we're told that trumps the outcome of any one of his at bats.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271534213351978408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-16195772216072180292011-05-30T15:22:02.867-04:002011-05-30T15:22:02.867-04:00I reject your assumption that he's putting per...I reject your assumption that he's putting personal performance above the team.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069436126808900990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-23035858305796576592011-05-30T15:19:58.751-04:002011-05-30T15:19:58.751-04:00I guess I wasn't clear in my post - my "i...I guess I wasn't clear in my post - my "issue" isn't with showing up the pitcher as much as putting personal performance above that of the team, as it runs contrary to the codified team-first message we constantly hear.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271534213351978408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-63226890789925712602011-05-30T15:14:37.393-04:002011-05-30T15:14:37.393-04:00I find it hard to criticize any player's perso...I find it hard to criticize any player's personal drive for excellence. Interpreting a batter's dissatisfaction with his own performance at the plate as a slight against the opposing pitcher seems like a distortion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-72368816817199615992011-05-30T14:57:42.455-04:002011-05-30T14:57:42.455-04:00Well, if you are trying to score runs and you fail...Well, if you are trying to score runs and you fail then you will be a bit upset about it.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069436126808900990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-85241403419652912692011-05-30T14:50:44.261-04:002011-05-30T14:50:44.261-04:00What does that have to do with anything, honestly?...What does that have to do with anything, honestly? I don't think I suggested "stop trying to score runs", did I?Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271534213351978408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-747236263452087289.post-23702564671505313032011-05-30T14:47:29.871-04:002011-05-30T14:47:29.871-04:00Do you think that a team has never come back from ...Do you think that a team has never come back from a 7 run deficit?Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069436126808900990noreply@blogger.com