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Jose Bautista and the Prevalence of the Bat Flip

Oct 16, 2015

American League, Features, Major League Baseball, Postseason, Toronto Blue Jays

Emotion is at the forefront of sports. Feelings of accomplishment escape from the soul, finding their way out of the body to display feelings that become publicly immortalized. These days those images are proud...

Manny Machado’s literal attempt at the Bat-Flip Royale concept

Baseball Essential

Jun 9, 2014

American League, American League East, American League West, Baltimore Orioles, Headlines, Oakland Athletics, Opinions & Predictions

When I first started writing about the Bat-Flip Royale, detailing individual's attempts to gain entry into a (fictional) season-ending bracket of Bat-Flips, the winner of which would be granted the 2014 belt, i...

When Do Celebrations Go Too Far?

Baseball Essential

Jun 4, 2014

Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

From bat-flipping to staring at fly balls as they soar out of the ballpark, celebrating is a part of the game of baseball. Sometimes, it gets out of hand and even becomes responsible for benches-clearing brawls...

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Jose Bautista and the Prevalence of the Bat Flip

Manny Machado’s literal attempt at the Bat-Flip Royale concept

When Do Celebrations Go Too Far?