Jay Bruce calls out the haters on Twitter - MLB

It’s lose-lose for the famous on Twitter. If you’re notable, people are gonna try to poke at you a lot. And if you complain or try to fight back, you end up looking petty. Jay Bruce is probably learning that today. His tweets from last night:

I appreciate all the tweets, good and bad, actually. You guys are what drive the game. I’m obviously not hitting as well as I’d like to, yet

— Jay Bruce (@JayABruce) May 1, 2013

….I actually feel sorry for the people on here who feel that it’s necessary to try and put me down on twitter. It really just explains…

— Jay Bruce (@JayABruce) May 1, 2013

Further who you are, and there are obviously things in your life that you’re unhappy about and you take it out on me via twitter…I suggest

— Jay Bruce (@JayABruce) May 1, 2013

you look into talking with a life coach or something to help you get over whatever you have going on in your life. There is obviously a….

— Jay Bruce (@JayABruce) May 1, 2013

lack of something going on, and I hope you guys get it straightened out, because you all sound like idiots Everyone have a good night. Haha

— Jay Bruce (@JayABruce) May 1, 2013

That’s all pretty civil and it’s hard to disagree with any of it. But it’s not like the sort of people who hurl insults and hate on Twitter are the sort who will listen to reason and appeals to civility. The only way to engage them is to fire back with insults of your own if that’s your type of thing — and for most people it isn’t — or to ignore them.

And then, after you’re no longer leading the league in strikeouts and hitting a paltry .252/.312/.339, see if you can spot the same jerks who insulted you back in April now claiming to be your biggest fans. Which is more or less inevitable.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pitcher Max Fried went to salary arbitration with the Atlanta Braves for the second straight year, asking for $15 million instead of the team’s $13.5 million offer.

The 29-year-old left-hander went 14-7 for the second straight season and lowered his ERA to 2.48 from 3.04 in 2021. Fried was a first-time All-Star last season, was second to Miami’s Sandy Alcantara in Cy Young Award voting and was third in the National League in ERA behind Alcantara and Julio Urias with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Fried won a $6.85 million salary last year instead of the team’s $6.6 million proposal in arbitration. That was after he pitched six shutout innings in World Series Game 6 as the Braves won their first title since 1995.

Fried, who is eligible for free agency after the 2024 World Series, had his case heard Friday by a panel that’s expected to issue a decision Saturday.

Players have won two of three decisions so far: Pitcher Jesus Luzardo ($2.45 million) and AL batting champion Luis Arraez ($6.1 million) both beat the Miami Marlins. But Seattle defeated Diego Castillo ($2.95 million).

A decision is being held for Los Angeles Angels outfielder Hunter Renfroe, whose case was argued Monday. About 20 more cases are scheduled through Feb. 17.