MLB fans are pointing out the hypocrisy of the Rangers criticizing Fernando Tatis Jr.

This continues to be ridiculous.

You probably don’t need statistics or anecdotal evidence to point out that the argument over whether Fernando Tatis Jr. broke some antiquated dumb unwritten baseball rules by hitting home run on a 3-0 pitch with the bases loaded late in a game in which his San Diego Padres are up by seven runs.

Heck, you already have Major Leaguers — included some former ones who are Hall of Famers — defending Tatis, as they should.

But there are MLB fans and writers on Twitter who are noting how hypocritical this whole absurd business is.

Let’s start with this: the number of times home runs have been hit on 3-0 counts with a big lead, some of which come late in games:

Were Robin Ventura, Jay Buhner, Tony Batista (twice!!), Juan Gonzalez, Hideki Matsui, Manny Machado et al thrown at or called out for breaking the rules?

And then there’s this moment from last year in which the Rangers were called out for breaking unwritten rules, when they were managed by Chris Woodward, the very same manager who said “I didn’t like it, personally” about Tatis’s homer?

The Rangers let a pop fly drop so Mike Minor could get to 200 strikeouts:

Maybe Woodward’s experiences have something to do with why he’s somehow against late grand slams in blowouts.

Whatever it is, it’s all ridiculous, especially when you look at all of this.

[jwplayer 3MJy1e76-q2aasYxh]