Bat Flips: Good or Bad For Baseball?

[HammerDown]

 

[HammerDown]

 

[Fountain City Blues]

I don't mind so long as it's something vaguely worth celebrating. Batflipping on a single down 8 runs just makes you look like an ass.

 

[calsnowskier]

I don't mind so long as it's something vaguely worth celebrating. Batflipping on a single down 8 runs just makes you look like an ass.

Bautista's flip was appropriate. But a guy who flips on a deep fly ball out in a blow out game is grand standing and potentially worthy of bruise.

 

[OutlawImmortal]

“When a power hitter does a bat flip, you don't hurt nobody. If I hit a homer, did a bat flip, threw it in the stands and break a couple of people's heads, I understand. But that's not what it is,” he added. “When you see a pitcher do a fist pump when they strike out any one of us, or jumping on the mound, I don't see anybody talking about that. Nobody's talking about that. Act the same way when we do a bat flip. It's emotion. It is, ‘I got you.' Just like a pitcher does, ‘I got you,' when they strike [you] out. As a hitter, I don't mind. You got myself out? Good for you. They work hard to do that [expletive]. But when I get you, good for me. Period.” - David Ortiz

 

[Erie Warrior]

bat flips are ghey.

 

[Arizona_Sting]

neither

 

[obxyankeefan]

I don't mind them, but if you do do a bat flip don't get pissed off when the pitcher comes inside the next time you are up.

 

[mrwallace2ku]

It's a tool...when your done with it, put it in the dirt asap.


I'm OUT on bat flips...

 

[podsox]

Has no influence on fans. So it doesn't matter. Might get a couple butthurt pitchers but that's it

 

[Cedrique]

“When a power hitter does a bat flip, you don't hurt nobody. If I hit a homer, did a bat flip, threw it in the stands and break a couple of people's heads, I understand. But that's not what it is,” he added. “When you see a pitcher do a fist pump when they strike out any one of us, or jumping on the mound, I don't see anybody talking about that. Nobody's talking about that. Act the same way when we do a bat flip. It's emotion. It is, ‘I got you.' Just like a pitcher does, ‘I got you,' when they strike [you] out. As a hitter, I don't mind. You got myself out? Good for you. They work hard to do that [expletive]. But when I get you, good for me. Period.” - David Ortiz

I agree with Ortiz. The bad flip is pretty harmless. The mlb rules are already anal enough to require the homerun hitter to jog around and touch every base so it's not like flipping the bat will slow down the game any. Most people probably don't even notice it if they are watching where the ball goes. (of course if you're watching on tv, you get to see the flip 20 times after the fact)

 

[The Derski]

The idea of a pitcher getting upset at a bat flip is pretty stupid. The batter just launched one off of you and he's not allowed to show emotion? I agree that it shouldn't happen if you are getting killed but that's the same in all sports. Honestly baseball needs more emotion. The old guys are still clinging to outdated bullshit unwritten rules.

 

[The Derski]

A pitcher strikes someone out and pumps his fist and screams... Should the batter go confront him? "Hey that's not nice mister"

 

[fknhippie]

Hit a home run and fling it into the stands...bitches better be watching.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

The idea of a pitcher getting upset at a bat flip is pretty stupid. The batter just launched one off of you and he's not allowed to show emotion? I agree that it shouldn't happen if you are getting killed but that's the same in all sports. Honestly baseball needs more emotion. The old guys are still clinging to outdated bullshit unwritten rules.

Where does that stop? Pitchers yelling and fist-pumping after each strike is a good thing?

I've had my fill of Valverde on my team. Don't really care for more. I'm already sick and tired of football players injuring themselves by doing little dances after managing to actually tackle somebody for once (even in frickin' preseason).

 

[The Derski]

Where does that stop? Pitchers yelling and fist-pumping after each strike is a good thing?

I've had my fill of Valverde on my team. Don't really care for more. I'm already sick and tired of football players injuring themselves by doing little dances after managing to actually tackle somebody for once (even in frickin' preseason).

Yeah I remember Valverde during his Dback days. I think my main point is that pitchers look stupid getting mad at bat flips while at the same time they're celebrating strikeouts. And compared to other sports the emotion level in baseball is very low. Maybe it's the pace of the game but it's also that the tradition and unwritten rules fight it at all costs. Baseball is very slow to adapt to the times. I mean replay is basically brand new in a sport that could've used it for years.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Yeah I remember Valverde during his Dback days. I think my main point is that pitchers look stupid getting mad at bat flips while at the same time they're celebrating strikeouts. And compared to other sports the emotion level in baseball is very low. Maybe it's the pace of the game but it's also that the tradition and unwritten rules fight it at all costs. Baseball is very slow to adapt to the times. I mean replay is basically brand new in a sport that could've used it on that fateful day of June 2nd, 2010.

fify

 

[The Derski]

fify

Can't believe that was already 6 years ago.

 

[RobToxin]

I don't mind so long as it's something vaguely worth celebrating. Batflipping on a single down 8 runs just makes you look like an ass.

This right here. The bat-flip Jose Bautista did in the playoffs against the Rangers last year is totally justified. Emotional game. Playoffs. His homer was a HUGE reason they won that series. Definitely a justified bat-flip.

 

[Chewbaccer]

I don't really mind the bat flips, but I like it even more when the d bag that flips the bat catches one in the numbers his next at bat.