Let me break it down quote by quote though.
I just don’t have theslightestclue what we’re talking about here.
Mitch Bratt is the 15th-ish ranked prospect in a very good Texas Rangers system.
But again, the WBC is an exhibition.
Was he shitting his pants?
We all would be in his position.
But this ain’t some random kid.
He’s a kid with a big league future.
That’d be a complete pussy move.
Take the mound and challenge hitters.
Not if, but most likely WHEN you get shit on by Trout, Betts, etc.
Yeah he’ll get another shot as a 23 year old in the 2027 WBC.
And as a 27 year old in the 2031 WBC.
And maybe even the 2035 WBC as a 31 year old.
And MAYBE the 2039 WBC as a 35 year old.
But he didn’t get SHELLED, as RDT put it.
He gave up singles to Betts and Realmuto and a 2B to Arrenado.
Just a good piece of hitting on a pitch that would get a lot of big league hitters out.
I’d love to get Bratt on the phone right now for a quick interview.
I’d wager he’d take the latter 100% of the time.
Everybody on earth expected him to get (actually) shelled.
I mean that is a recipe for disaster.
I don’t blame Bratt for getting toasted, I blame Team Canada for throwing him out there.
Not sure team Canada had much of a choice other than to throw Bratt.
After glancing at their roster, maybe they should have thrown Cal Quantrill?
Feeding Bratt to the wolves was basically their only choice.
Expect the worst, hope for the best.
At least I’d hope not.
Again, nobody on planet earth expected anything at all of him.
He’s a goddamn teenager.
Go out there and have fun.
If/when you get shit on, laugh it off.
You know he’s gonna get his balls busted for a long time over this.
That’s when the fellas are obligated to do.
It’s not like he blew game 7 of the World Series.
He was nervous and walked the world in an exhibition game.
Learn from it and get better from it.
I refuse to “feel bad” for him though.
All 3 of you’ve got the option to sit the fuck down."
He wasn’t aiming the ball like Bratt was.
He trusted his shit, let his shit fly, and his shit won out in the end.
Bratt is a really nice arm.
Learn from it and get better.
I don’t care.
But I do care that people are coddling this kid.
Stop it with that nonsense.
He has a whole baseball life ahead of him.
This is MEANINGLESS for him in the grand scheme of things.
