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[berettafan]

like I said, read up on it. you might not agree with what you find but it's been there and in use for a loooong time.

[JD159]

Originally Posted by berettafan

like I said, read up on it. you might not agree with what you find but it's been there and in use for a loooong time.

Joe Carter ✔@JoeCarter_29
@MikeAndMike in the playoffs and a late inning go ahead HR, there is nothing wrong with what @JoeyBats19 did. Regular season it's a nae nae.

So Joe Carter doesn't see a problem with a bat flip post season. Maybe we should both read up on baseball etiquette? That is, Joe Carter and myself.

[JD159]

Until now, the subject of bat flips has generally left little room for a middle ground. People love them or hate them — there is an unmistakable generational divide — and they feel compelled to air their stance either way.

To some, the maneuver symbolizes a break from the gentlemanly principles that have supposedly steered the game across generations. “You play so many games and fail so many times, so the game has a way of humbling you,” said Kelly Johnson, 33, a Mets utility player, who guessed players mostly object when a young or unaccomplished player behaves arrogantly. “That’s the message veteran players sometimes try to pass on to rookies, that their actions should try to reflect that.”

To others, bat flips represent a breath of fresh air in a stuffy sport and reflect the game’s increasingly diverse clubhouses, which feature more and more players from the Latin America and Asia, where such celebrations tend to be more common. “In my opinion, after being in Asia and the United States and also seeing Latin American players for so many years, it seems like Americans need to lighten up,” said Ryan Sadowski, a former major league player who works now as an international scout for the Lotte Giants of Korea. “The fans clearly enjoy it.”

The debate will continue, but bat flips are unambiguously on the upswing. Some players are lightening up. Others are merely acquiescing.

[JD159]

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[berettafan]

We just don't agree on this.

[JD159]

Originally Posted by berettafan

We just don't agree on this.

We don't. But based on my research at your request, there is no objective answer to the acceptability of a bat flip. Neither us, nor the players agree on it, and they are the source of this unwritten rule.

[Bugsinrugs]

http://youtu.be/5zXGIgjDb_E
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