The Bat Flip

That was fuckin' awesome. America in general needs to get over themselves when it comes to celebration in sports. Let these dudes have some fun.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:That was fuckin' awesome. America in general needs to get over themselves when it comes to celebration in sports. Let these dudes have some fun.

North America, in this case.

I guess this is a thing in Korea. Even on doubles and fly outs. 

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:That was fuckin' awesome. America in general needs to get over themselves when it comes to celebration in sports. Let these dudes have some fun.

yup - baseball is becoming a bunch of pussies; if they didn't like what he did then dot the next guy up. OR better yet go out and win the game.

fucker hit a home run, he should celebrate

NigelUno wrote:

gHost Spartan wrote:It's the product of a generation that grew up on selfies and taking pictures of everything and posting them on social media. I really don't have much of an issue with it but i think it's kind of bush league. Then again, the Blue Jays were down 0-2 to the Astros and swept them to advance, so fuck it, maybe I'm okay with it.

The Blue Jays played Texas.  Not Houston.

Don't question him - he watched every game just like scUM football.

I hate it, and I hope a Texas pitcher beans him between the numbers.

If you want big time celebrations watch basketball or football.

steveschneider wrote:I hate it, and I hope a Texas pitcher beans him between the numbers.

If you want big time celebrations watch basketball or football.

That reminds me of that Tom Hanks quote in "League of Their Own"...

"Are you CELEBRATING??? There is no CELEBRATING in baseball!!!"

Maybe if baseball players are so against celebrating they should stop covering the locker rooms in tarps and busting champagne out when they clinch the division. And when they win the wild card game. And when they win the ALDS. And when they win the ALCS.

Much ado about nothing.

gHost Spartan wrote:It's the product of a generation that grew up on selfies and taking pictures of everything and posting them on social media. I really don't have much of an issue with it but i think it's kind of bush league. Then again, the Blue Jays were down 0-2 to the Astros and swept them to advance, so fuck it, maybe I'm okay with it.

You old fucks will find any way to spin shit into blaming younger generations.

Sensitivity? Politically correct? = Pussification of America, the younger generation will never be able to survive or thrive

Celebrating in sports = the younger generation is so self-absorbed.. while you get worked up about a guy tossing a fucking baseball bat. Who's the sensitive one? 

I really hope I don't become bitter as I age

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote: I really hope I don't become bitter as I age

You will unless you keep smoking the herb.

CheesySpartan wrote:

steveschneider wrote:I hate it, and I hope a Texas pitcher beans him between the numbers.

If you want big time celebrations watch basketball or football.

That reminds me of that Tom Hanks quote in "League of Their Own"...

"Are you CELEBRATING??? There is no CELEBRATING in baseball!!!"

That's funny. Baseball writers are hell bent on changing the culture of the game. Whatever. One change id love to see is stripping the writers of a lot of their power over the HOF vote.

Celebrate in the dug out or the locker room, in five years we are going to have dumb ass terrel owens style celebrations in the game.

Here's the real thing.  You set yourself up for schadenfreude later.  Everybody's working hard.  Showing somebody up on the field is kind of douchey.  Isn't it enough that you just hit the homer off him?

Steve,
This might be what you are missing - this celebration didn't happen in one of 162 individually meaningless games, or in some game in May that his team was winning (or losing) by 5 runs.

It was in a baseball game that actually determined which team would advance to the next series, maybe a celebration is in order.

But what do I know, I'm a Tigers fan; and the season ended sometime in June for us.

Celebrate all you want.

After you've crossed home plate.

Wally Fairway wrote:Steve,
This might be what you are missing - this celebration didn't happen in one of 162 individually meaningless games, or in some game in May that his team was winning (or losing) by 5 runs.

It was in a baseball game that actually determined which team would advance to the next series, maybe a celebration is in order.

But what do I know, I'm a Tigers fan; and the season ended sometime in June for us.

Our season ended 7/11/2015 - Bullpen blows lead late as Tigers lose to Twins, 8-6

gHost Spartan wrote:It's the product of a generation that grew up on selfies and taking pictures of everything and posting them on social media. I really don't have much of an issue with it but i think it's kind of bush league. Then again, the Blue Jays were down 0-2 to the Astros and swept them to advance, so fuck it, maybe I'm okay with it.

ghost i hate the selfie generation just as much as you but Im guessing joey bats is 35 years old. dont think he grew up taking selfies.

Wally Fairway wrote:Steve,
This might be what you are missing - this celebration didn't happen in one of 162 individually meaningless games, or in some game in May that his team was winning (or losing) by 5 runs.

It was in a baseball game that actually determined which team would advance to the next series, maybe a celebration is in order.

But what do I know, I'm a Tigers fan; and the season ended sometime in June for us.

Not to mention the entire team and stadium minus the dudes in the Rangers dugout were seething at the happenings in the top of the inning. Lots of emotion in that one. I back it. Don't think he was trying to show anyone up, he was just taking his anger out on the ball and fired up as all hell.

Wally Fairway wrote:Steve,
This might be what you are missing - this celebration didn't happen in one of 162 individually meaningless games, or in some game in May that his team was winning (or losing) by 5 runs.

It was in a baseball game that actually determined which team would advance to the next series, maybe a celebration is in order.

But what do I know, I'm a Tigers fan; and the season ended sometime in June for us.

You know what, I'm one to consider a well thought out argument and I agree with you. I'm changing my position on it, in context of the game and what was at stake it was a good thing.

It's like when Gibson hit the epic HR in the WS and was pumping his fist. It was such an epic moment the emotion came out.

Bautista is for the most part a class act, if he did that in a typical game in the regular season I'd stick with my original argument.