Bautista vs. Odor: Fight Aside, Dirty Slides are Un-baseball

I don’t condone fighting. I’m not one to throw punches, and I don’t care for boxing or UFC. But I understand why Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor was upset enough to punch Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista during Sunday’s game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers. I also find myself asking why Bautista opted for the hard (i.e. late/dirty) slide at second base (the one that provoked Odor), instead of reacting to the beanball from Rangers pitcher Matt Bush the old-fashioned way: by charging the mound? After all, the pitcher was the culprit.