Almost every baseball fan and player is criticizing the Baseball Writers’ Association of America for snubbing Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens from their deserving Hall of Fame honors.
Notably, this was their last chance to get their names on the Hall of Fame. When we talk about current players, Justin Bruihl is not happy with the Hall of Fame result. Dodgers pitcher Justin Bruihl took a dig at the BBWAA, and while doing so, he engaged in conversation with an Astro fan on Twitter and said vile things about the Astros organization.
Justin Bruihl criticized BBWAA
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Clemens never failed a drug test and can’t get in to the HOF, but Big papi can fail a drug test and that’s perfectly ok. Moral of the story is it doesn’t matter if you did steroids or not, it only matters if the writers like you. They’re a morals and ethics committee nowadays 😔
— Justin Bruihl (@Jbruihl24) January 26, 2022
When the Baseball Writers’ Association announced that only David Ortiz will get the honor of this year’s Hall of Fame, many did not agree and criticized BBWAA for snubbing Roger Clemens from the honor. Bruihl was among those who wanted to see Roger Clemens’ name in the Hall of Fame list.
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He took his Twitter to express his disappointment. The Dodgers pitcher was also not happy to see the name of David Ortiz in the Hall of Fame results. He went into their past and compared their careers. Bruihl said that Clemens never failed a drug test and did not get his name into the Hall of Fame, while Ortiz gets his name into the Hall of Fame despite failing in a drug test.
Justin Bruihl trolls Astros fan
Replying to Bruihl’s remark on the Hall of Fame result, one of the Astros fans suggested Bruihl focus on his game and not give his opinion on the Hall of Fame debate. The Astros fan said, “We don’t pay you to give us your opinion. We pay you to pitch. So shut up and pitch.”
Ahh your typical Astros fan. This is why all of baseball doesn’t like the Astros organization 😂 https://t.co/KaEjl9Ojp7
— Justin Bruihl (@Jbruihl24) January 26, 2022
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It Seemed like after Roger Clemens’ HOF snub, the Dodgers pitcher was in some serious mood as he trolled back the Astros fan and said, “Ahh your typical Astros fan. This is why baseball does not like the Astros organization.”
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The 24-year-old made his MLB debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers just a season back in 2021. As the Dodgers signed him in 2017 as a free agent, during the 2021 season, he made his Major League debut on August 8th. The Dodgers used him as a relief pitcher during the previous season. With 2.89 ERA, 3.97 FIP, and 1.07 WHIP in 18.2 innings, safe to say, the 24-year-old had a mixed season.
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