Ronald Acuna

[Chewbaccer]

pretty sure that was an out

Maybe.

 

[Chewbaccer]

So pitchers can go absolutely nuts when they get a big out but a hitter can’t toss his bat when he takes you yard? Obviously the score should probably dictate when it’s appropriate.

How funny would it be to see a hitter get pissed at a pitcher for celebrating an out?

Flipping the bat when your team is down big is a bad look.

But I have to think Urena acted on his own. Realmuto, his catcher looked pissed about it, and I've always thought of Don Mattingly as a classy guy.

But 3 of Acuna's homers in this series gave us the lead, and the other was a 3 run homer that made a 7-6 game a 10-6 game.

 

[rtfgbfan]

I blame Jeter. Jeter sucks.

 

[seattlefan75]

If major league baseball doesnt make an example out of Urena I am going to lose a lot of respect for the sport. I am seriously disappointed in Urena you would think in a sport where the majority of the players are white I would assume hispanic player would support one another and have each others backs. In international hispanic games especially in the Caribbean people celebrate when they hit home runs it is very festive. I would hope eventually the American game would change in that direction but nope Urena thought himself a hero and set everything back

 

[Rock Strongo]

Not counting tonight's leadoff homer, Acuna's stats since being put in the leadoff role:

22 games, .360 avg, .424 OBP, .787 slg, 1.211 OPS, 10 homers, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 20 RBI, 23 runs

Not surprisingly, the team win loss record has been trending positively since then too.

it did wonders for mookie

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

it did wonders for mookie

So did steroids

 

[navamind]

 

[Chewbaccer]

Acuna is in the lineup tonight. We dodged a bullet, though I'm worried about his swing being effected.

 

[Chewbaccer]

If major league baseball doesnt make an example out of Urena I am going to lose a lot of respect for the sport. I am seriously disappointed in Urena you would think in a sport where the majority of the players are white I would assume hispanic player would support one another and have each others backs. In international hispanic games especially in the Caribbean people celebrate when they hit home runs it is very festive. I would hope eventually the American game would change in that direction but nope Urena thought himself a hero and set everything back

Uh...

Not sure why race matters here. That's like saying "I was hoping Roger Clemens and Mike Piazza could get along since they're both white."

 

[Voltaire26]

Acuna is in the lineup tonight. We dodged a bullet, though I'm worried about his swing being effected.

It would be cool if he led off with a homer

 

[Chewbaccer]

It would be cool if he led off with a homer

It would be, and I've been told that per rules, his home run streak is still alive.

I hope at some point down the line he hits a homer off of Urena and watches it until it lands, and rides his bat around the bases like a toy pony while blowing Urena kisses the entire way around.

 

[seattlefan75]

Uh...

Not sure why race matters here. That's like saying "I was hoping Roger Clemens and Mike Piazza could get along since they're both white."

Being that white people are the majority how would that analogy even be the same?

 

[BigFin]

Now I probably shouldn’t wear my Marlins cap the next time I go to a Braves game.

 

[obxyankeefan]

Now I probably shouldn’t wear my Marlins cap the next time I go to a Braves game.

Is it the Fernandez one that shows McCann as a police officer? If so wear it with pride.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Is it the Fernandez one that shows McCann as a police officer? If so wear it with pride.

McCann and Chris Johnson were big time douches in that one.

I can't defend it.

But I'll stand by McCann and the whole team for the Carlos Gomez incident.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Now I probably shouldn’t wear my Marlins cap the next time I go to a Braves game.

Marlins hat is fine. The consensus around town is Urena went rogue. So I just wouldn't wear an Urena jersey.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Being that white people are the majority how would that analogy even be the same?

People should get along just because they're the same race is basically what you said.

 

[obxyankeefan]

McCann and Chris Johnson were big time douches in that one.

I can't defend it.

But I'll stand by McCann and the whole team for the Carlos Gomez incident.

McCann looked worse after coming off the Gomez incident, even if it was Gomez's fault. I hated when the Yankees picked McCann up and was happy to see him go. The Braves have always been a meh team to me and the only one I can remember really not liking was McCann.

 

[Chewbaccer]

McCann looked worse after coming off the Gomez incident, even if it was Gomez's fault. I hated when the Yankees picked McCann up and was happy to see him go. The Braves have always been a meh team to me and the only one I can remember really not liking was McCann.

I liked him as a young player, but he got worse as time went on. When he first came up, he could hit foul pole to foul pole, but then as a veteran he couldn't get an opposite field hit to save his life.

He wasn't near worth the contract the Yankees gave him.

 

[Voltaire26]

Being that white people are the majority how would that analogy even be the same?

Actually @Chewbaccer made a pretty solid analogy ... baseball players don't see race or nationality, they see uniforms.