We’ve already recapped what happened between Jose Bautista and Jason Garcia/Adam Jones in Tuesday night’s Orioles-Blue Jays game in Toronto. After the game, Bautista absolutely went off on the O’s.
Bautista: "The only thing I heard was [Jones] saying that that was bush league or something. Or another word that sounds like bush league."
— Arden Zwelling (@ArdenZwelling) April 22, 2015
Bautista: "Because, I don't know, apparently I took my time when I hit the ball."
— Arden Zwelling (@ArdenZwelling) April 22, 2015
Apparently.
Bautista: "The guy's painting and hitting his spots and all of a sudden one fastball gets away and hits him square in the thigh."
— Arden Zwelling (@ArdenZwelling) April 22, 2015
Wait — Jason Garcia was painting his spots? The dude is 22, he hasn’t pitch above low-A ball before this year.
Bautista: "I think it’s all planned out & premeditated. I think they hide behind the way their manager acts & conducts himself on the field"
— Arden Zwelling (@ArdenZwelling) April 22, 2015
Ah man, I love a good conspiracy theory!
Truth be told, I can understand Bautista being frustrated. Even Buck Showalter said he understood where he was coming from. But Garcia had no reason to throw at him in that spot.
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O’Day and Garcia threw at him in 2 consecutive games. HR pimp 100% justified.
also – bad control is one thing, throwing BEHIND a guy another. How can you possibly believe there was no intent?
Wow…Ego much?