The bat flip has arrived. It is the slam dunk of baseball. Soon MLB will be using them as a marketing tool to help make baseball seem hip and cool. As long as it doesn't go too far I think it's a cool thing. Prediction -- classic bat flips will soon be coming to a commercial near you!
Just wait until future g-son/daughter launch their bat flip into a line of flower picking teammates!
Bat Flips, dancing in the end zone, etc etc etc bring to mind the quote attributed to Lou Holtz, Bear Bryant, Vince Lombardi or Tom Landry:
"If you get in the end-zone, act like you've been there before."
I don't have an issue with a bat flip in a big moment. I didn't expect Bautista to yawn after hitting a huge home run. But if some guy bat flips in June down four runs, knock him down next time up.
just finished a showcase and saw a team lounging around (HS kids) imitating Bautista's flip and adding their own flourishes trying to top each other. Next stop: bat flips after taking a ball.
