[Neags23]

If a guy is up to bat with a 24 run lead, take his normal hacks, isn't swinging for the fences, isn't swinging out of his shoes, isn't just looking to pad his stats for the night in a laugher, and the ball just hits the sweet spot, carries over the fence and it's a goner... that's fine. I guess you can't begrudge a career AAA .229 hitter with a .357 slugging % a chance to feast when there's blood in the water. If that one dinger keeps him in the show for another coupla games, then good for him.

If I were a Rangers fan, however, I sure would've hoped they packed away 25 or so of those runs and used them for a time when they would've mattered a little more.

Obviously I'm the lone ranger on this side of the argument (no pun intended), so I'll stuff my hands in my pockets and take my beating. I can't, however, think it wouldn't show a little class to not pummel a team that's already down an absurd amount. I never suggested giving up outs or a team giving up or purposely striking out or as one person said, "Giving their pay to the other team" or something weird to that effect.

I do wonder, though, in this age of a lack of brush back pitches, this age where a pitcher sometimes gets tossed for throwing near a batter... I wonder if the same thing would've happened 40 or 50 years ago.

Thoughts?