The Machine is back!

[msgkings322]

Posted this by accident on the main MLB board


This might be a little inside baseball (pun intended) but remember way back in the 2010 glory days, Pat Burrell and his gimp costume? I had forgotten...but THEY remember...

SF Giants fans think new hit celebration is an ode to NSFW joke ​

The San Francisco Giants have a new gesture to celebrate hits, and there's a growing consensus it's a reference to "The Machine."

www.sfgate.com




I am so here for this

 

[calsnowskier]

Makes sense. I always thought it kinda looked like they were pulling on a mask (or something similar). I wasn’t sure what the dragging across the face was, though. Makes complete sense that they are zippering the mouth.

I fully subscribe to this theory!

 

[tzill]

Came across a reddit thread that confirms this. It's a tribute to their hitting coach, aka

The Machine

 

[LHG]

Came across a reddit thread that confirms this. It's a tribute to their hitting coach, aka

The Machine

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