Bat Flipping

I guess I don't see the problem with bat flipping. That happened in some game I saw. It was one I had taped (or whatever its called these days.) In fact the only games where I've watched the whole thing in the past few years are ones I was actually at - two or three in Cincinnati and one at Yankee Stadium. Fast forward through taped games is a skill I've developed. They have the score and number of outs in the lower left hand corner. So you keep an eye on that and peripherally see if the benches empty. You just stop fast forwarding at the exciting parts of the game (typically about 10 minutes worth in a three hour baseball game).

I know, get to the point. So I saw a game where the benches emptied. It was because someone hit a home run and then flipped his bat in the air a little. The pitcher took exception to it. Apparently that shows up the pitcher. I'm thinking you got shown up when you gave up the massive home run, but I could be wrong. Sometimes when that happens the benches don't clear. Just the next time up, the pitcher aims a fastball at the guy's head. Really?

I think baseball players are just a little too sensitive. Have you seen what they do in football? If someone does anything at all they just go nuts with celebrating. They do a little dance they've been working on.They're strutting around like they just did something meaningful. I'm not in favor of those celebrations, but at least football players don't start crying like the baseballers do.

By the way, if I ever hit a home run in the major leagues, I'm flipping my bat and then I'm doing cartwheels all the way around the bases, giggling the whole way. I wouldn't live through my next at-bat, but it would be worth it.