What’s Done is Done
Last week on the 2nd of June, the Yankees were playing the Rangers. Padilla, hit Teixeira in the rear to load the bases. On the next play, A-Rod hit into a ground play. On the play Tex took out Andrus in a hard slide. In unwritten baseball rules the deed was done. Well to AJ Burnett it was not done. He decided in the next inning to throw at Nelson Cruz. A few days later AJ was suspended for six days.
I agree with the suspension. AJ was out of line. Tex took care of the issue when he took a hard slide at Andrus. AJ took it one step further and that was an unnecessary step. Then on the lines of Padilla. I think this guy needs to grow up. He has had a history of hitting guys that hit him hard or hit people in an inning when he is getting shelled. One, just play the game, make good pitches and get guys out. Also, if I was on a team with this guy, I’d take him out back and give him a good beating. Play baseball, if you want to load the bases so you have the opportunity to make a force play, then walk the guy, don’t bean him. this opens up so many things that could happen. If Tex would have hurt Andrus, what would Padilla done? Nothing, he’d do it again in the future.
So, play the game and what’s done is done.
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