Baseball Is In A Culture War

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[@LivelyParadox]

I have always been of the opinion: if you don't want opposing players to celebrate make sure they have nothing to celebrate. Otherwise it has always just come off as being petty because you got bested imo

[@CYBERSiMULACRA]

Exact bruv!!!

[@KainYusanagi]

Agreed, but at the same time, the disrespectful celebrations that some of them do go way too far.

[@mypud4068]

Nah i think there's reasonable celebration and then over the top, they 100% should be thrown at

[@ihatejschlatt]

I agree. But I hate the wave of things that aren’t organic. Like bat flips are here to stay. Love it. Lance Lynn cussing people out after strikeouts. Hilarious. But the Soto shuffle? Nimmo sprinting to first on a walk? These niche things are just mind games. It might be fun to watch for some people, but imo it’s distasteful. I think the line is drawn when it’s no longer celebratory and just a means to make a show when there isn’t one.

[@LivelyParadox]

​@@KainYusanagi meh in rare instances maybe, but in a sport where succeeding on offense 1 in 3 times is considered great, I wanna see people celebrate like it's the WWE when they pop off because it's fun

[@jguavalaker12]

it’s funny that the generations above the current one always call this generation sensitive but would literally throw baseballs at peoples skulls for showing emotion

[@WiseOwl_1408]

Baseball has always been filled by man babies. But ya zoomers are weak

[@dirtycheesedip]

You mean for being intentionally disrespectful lol

[@mossystone584]

@@dirtycheesedip nah. For fucking winning half the time.

[@bluebod2264]

@@dirtycheesedip skill issue

[@bluebod2264]

@MelloWattz Doesn’t EVER justify assault (and basically attempted murder). Seriously, it’s not debatable. These man children are being replaced by a generation that knows how to have fun.

[@fallendeus5641]

The "umpire unwritten rule" is just them ignoring the actual rules of the game and should have resulted in them being blacklisted from every league.

[@PhilipJFry-qh2jg]

It's called "class." This generation dropped it for "swagger"

[@utkarsh2746]

@@PhilipJFry-qh2jg The irony of your profile picture being Fry from Futurama as you rant about "This generation" is just perfect.

[@Zaddybrad]

@@PhilipJFry-qh2jgyour soft 🤣

[@averageidiot6645]

So let me get this straight, in baseball it would be perfectly legal to throw a fastball directly at the batter because 10 years ago they insulted my eyebrows?

[@cross1115]

I mean legal no but accepted by all the old men with fragile egos yes

[@JaysSavvy]

Your eyebrows have nothing to do with baseball. But you probably can't throw with any accuracy or power anyways.

[@JaysSavvy]

@imadepooh

[@seg162]

yeh

[@floridareb3786]

@@cross1115 "Old men with fragile egos". More like men that didn't take $hit from the opposing team. This generation is soooo weak that getting cucked is their norm.

[@cobrallama6236]

"The only retaliation was a pitcher mocking him after striking him out." THAT is exactly how players should respond to other players showboating. You strike a showboating hitter out, then showboat at him back. Or you homer off a showboating pitcher, then showboat at him back.

[@KevinSorbo.]

That sounds terrible like basketball or circus sports

[@neoblade8164]

@@KevinSorbo. *logical

[@imightbebiased9311]

Pitchers are generally such crybabies, though. Notice how none of the stories of retaliation were about a batter being pissed at a pitcher and charging the mound for the pitcher pimping a strikeout? The closest thing I can think of is the Mets very tepidly attempting to throw at Clemens the year after he chucked the bat at Piazza.

[@cobrallama6236]

@@imightbebiased9311 I see them more as the unfortunate messengers. Most of the time, they're hitting guys under orders from the dugout. Not to say pitchers aren't premadonnas. All the best ones are. But I wouldn't call them crybabies.

[@dustinglasier6417]

@@KevinSorbo. What's terrible about it? Seems getting mad and hitting someone for showing some exuberance is soft, childish shit. People act like their own hurt feelings are more important than anyone else's feelings. It's dumb and myopic.

[@MarkSalazar69]

An intentional 100 MPH pitch to the head is also called "Attempted Murder."

[@RaPZzZR-ui8yd]

Yeah but they sign contracts

[@asdfoifhvjbkaos]

respect to people who *don't* intentionally throw 90mph fastballs at someone's head

[@PortlandEast]

DMTBKA

[@Diehardbucsfan]

I cant throw 90 mph so what if I throw intentionally at a batter at like 45 mph

[@FigureFarter]

@@DiehardbucsfanIt would look like an accident

[@Zexx4]

See this why I hate unwritten rules, a batters celebrates and then pitchers a allowed to bean/throw at pitchers because they celebrate.....feels like the unwritten rules ONLY benefit pitchers

[@wizard8437]

@@Zexx4Well, that’s the caveat. Your pitcher should have your back and be on whatever bullshit they are on. If their pitcher throws at you, it’s your pitchers job to intentionally throw at their player… and it’s really dat.

[@cako666]

I've never seen people more in their feelings than baseball players "he celebrated too much, now I'm mad", "you stared 1 second more than what I perceive is allowed after a home run". These dudes would literally cry if they were in MMA or football.

[@Otome_chan311]

I can't help but think it's not how much celebrating was done, but the way it was done. I noticed the people who didn't get thrown at did their celebrations in an elegant way, whereas those hit celebrated in an ugly way.

[@cako666]

@@Otome_chan311 and what dictates what's an ugly celebration? Other than their feelings? If the rule is not written, it's not a rule.

[@Otome_chan311]

@@cako666 naturally beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but there's definitely something objective about beauty fundamentally. hard to put into words but you know it when you see it. And yes, naturally it's not nor shouldn't be an official rule, but that doesn't mean that it shouldn't be a thing in spirit. Honestly, if I wanted to watch an ugly sport I'd go watch football which is honestly pretty repulsive to me. What's intriguing about baseball is how "clean" and professional the sport itself is, and I think if there's any celebrations it should be kept to that same vibe and standard as best as possible.

[@christiansanchez9489]

Oh my god you came to a random mlb video just to talk shit about the culture of a sport. And just to add mma is not a sport. You can’t play mma

[@nuw0mark]

@@christiansanchez9489what’s mma then

[@uncleiroh0989]

Baseball is certainly in a struggle against itself, especially when you factor in that there's a deep drive into left field by Nick Castellanos and that'll be a home run.

[@brockhardesty1019]

elite comment

[@NAZKAR96]

I was literally just watching a bad timing video

[@timmaitland3331]

Awww that makes me sad kinda. I'm a reds fan :/ haha

[@marcuslaker5876]

You mean, professionalism is gone. “Ballers” during the selfie generation…it’s all about “me.” Professional courtesy is about respect. Obviously, punks and thugs are present.

[@rentslave]

The vaccines must have robbed Castellanos of his power this season.

[@blackcapricorn]

The Korean Ump's reaction to the batflip on the walk is everything.

[@thepassingstatic6268]

The glare off that stare could fry a steak 🤣🤣🤣

[@chrisakane9840]

Lol that's how I stare at customers when they don't put up thier baskets. 😂

[@natalielang91]

I will NEVER forget watching Odor land that heater across Bautista’s face.

[@slashnagy6]

No one forgets it lol. I have it as a poster on my wall

[@ericoffutt9499]

lol no one will remember odor. bautista's bat flip vs the rangers though...

[@slashnagy6]

@@ericoffutt9499 says you lmao. People literally have that image on their walls along with the Nolan Ryan brawl

[@alexpolowick2445]

​@@slashnagy6they only have it cause they hate Bautista, odor ain't shit

[@nickhughes8179]

Odor?? Isn’t that some kind of stench??

[@deztheman12345]

The no wives rule gotta be cause everyone was cheating the second they got on the road 😂😂😂

[@s1laz2425]

During a blow out I say swing for the fence. Stats pay the bills, being nice to the other team doesn't. Unwritten blow out rules are for little league not the majors.

[@aidanmonaghan1428]

facts

[@shauncasey8295]

I didn't realize flipping a bat and acting ghetto is a stat.

[@jaredr991]

Ms1laz… You are incorrect. Let me guess, you’re a millennial and have all your participation trophies on display?

[@b0kenn]

@@shauncasey8295 racist

[@AustenHilton]

@@shauncasey8295 lmfao found the old head

[@vittoriaradesi1137]

I've always been on the side of 2 main things 1. Let the players have fun and celebrate 2. Score as much as possible no matter what as a comeback is never impossible

[@shanekeenaNYC]

Qualifying this take; 1. Those who take the game personally ruin the game. 2. Take the game seriously and try your best however. You are in it to win it.

[@shanekeenaNYC]

Qualifying this take; 1. Those who take the game personally ruin the game. 2. Take the game seriously and try your best however. You are in it to win it.

[@jaredr991]

And you never played past pitching machine baseball. So, nobody cares

[@vittoriaradesi1137]

@@jaredr991 Oh yeah that's right you supposedly need to be the biggest expert in any field to have an opinion nowadays. I'm pretty sure you aren't in the MLB either so I guess your opinion doesn't matter either

[@jaredr991]

@@vittoriaradesi1137 now you’re getting it! I only played through college. So pro’s can tell me to eat sh!t about my baseball opinions…

[@JimTheFly]

Honestly, I absolutely LOVE this current era. Give me personalities, give me player vs player beef, give me celebrations, ALL OF IT. Because we've been saying for years "These men are being paid millions of dollars for playing a GAME." And dammit, games are supposed to be fun. But in exchange for all that money, they've been asked to be soulless automatons on the field for years. ENOUGH. Especially since we also would hear "Why don't people watch baseball?" BECAUSE I WAS TAKING 3-4 HOURS AND NO ONE WAS ALLOWED TO HAVE A GODDAMN PERSONALITY.

[@rafaelsale6364]

Thank commissioner Rob Manford by putting in the Let The Kids Play campaign in 2018. He wanted to get rid the unwritten rules, because he felt they're too dated and it doesn't fit in today's game. More bat flips, excessive celebrations, and more individual personalities of players, makes the game more exciting, more fans at the ball park and more revenue for the MLB. Old players like Nolan Ryan, Goose Gossage, Dennis Martinez hate it.

[@JimTheFly]

@@rafaelsale6364As long as the expressions are of celebratory nature and more "I'M GREAT" rather than confrontation "YOU SUCK" expressions... I'm all for it. But even so, even when it makes for confrontation, it can be fun. When I was younger, I was a competitive bowler, and was the captain/anchor of my school teams. I had other anchors do shit like throw down gauntlets and whatnot with the idea of intimidation, and I learned the best way for ME to handle them was to just go right back and be as demonstrative. And I had guys IMMEDIATELY befriend me because of it, even though under the rules we were head-to-head competitors. We knew that from that point on, we were on equal footing and it became a point of respect, even if it looked like disrespect to outsiders. So yeah, I love me some beef. As long as people don't take it personal and let it get out of hand... that shit gets to be FUN.

[@bobbyg433]

​@@rafaelsale6364😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Instramark]

It's the game's personality, the players make the game. Why don't you just watch Wrastlin instead?

[@n8tethegr8t20]

@@Instramark its the games personality becuase the older generations hated getting offended

[@Blt-rr2lm]

We had a saying when I played. If you serve potatoes, they’re going to get mashed. Getting pissed at someone who shows you up after you throw a beach ball is all on you.

[@thomasjamison8460]

I always thought it was strange that pitchers cam jump around, fis pump and yell in triumph when striking someone out but the batters can't celebrate at all without the pitchers getting upset.

[@huebeyduebey3493]

That’s because pitchers are the biggest pussies in the sports world.

[@snowvix8902]

Because pitchers are the enforcers of the rules, so every single unwritten rule is made to protect the fragile ego of a pitcher

[@superklondoentertainmentsy4061]

@Urbanchuk baseball is one of those sports where no one wnats change even if we really need it.

[@hamoiq908]

Yeah it’s cause the pitchers have the power cause they have the dangerous fast object that they can throw so you have to not damage their egos

[@leroyjenkins3644]

@Urbanchuk it’s the oldheads who created this toxic and petty behavior it isn’t new players

[@themecoptera9258]

I hate the whole “don’t try to win too much” thing. In my view It’s disrespectful to your opponent to give anything less than maximum effort until the game ends. If the other team doesn’t think they can win and wants mercy they should forfeit the game. The only reason the other team is still playing is because they’re hoping for a rally and in baseball you can feasibly score any number of runs and come back. It’s the job of the winning team to tack on as many insurance runs as possible, treating each at bat as though the game is tied.

[@GetBenched2010]

only born losers think "don't win by too much" is some sort of unwritten rule. If this was uniform across the board then MLB may as well implement mercy rule.

[@themecoptera9258]

@@GetBenched2010 the problem is when a grown man throws a fastball at someone because they’re upset over losing.

[@elephantgrass631]

This. It’s the snowflake rule of baseball. The only reason I see for it to stand is because it’s bad for ratings on an already mechanically boring game. Other than that, it’s dumb and doesn’t set a good example of how to be a champion. You’re not just a champ by how well you win, but also how well you take your losses and get back at it.

[@paythefidler3252]

Nobody wants to win too much thing, isn't a thing buddy. You're "I've never played" is showing.

[@paythefidler3252]

@@themecoptera9258 the problem is somebody acting like they won the world series for hitting a meaningless hr in a meaningless game. Show respect for the game and your peers. It's really not that hard if you have a brain.

[@bencaswell1956]

As someone who is new to baseball, the whole bat flip thing is insane to me. Most of the examples shown here don't even look like a bat flip to me, just dropping the bat before you run. If these are all bat flips, I have literally no idea what the "correct" way to proceed would be after hitting a home run and no idea why anyone would get mad at someone for them celebrating doing something cool.

[@Axemang]

I grew up playing and watching baseball and I agree that a lot of those "flips" were nothing more than just tossing it quickly to the ground, I don't see why anyone is mad at those. I hate those flashy celebratory bat flips so much though - they're often so unnecessary and cocky. I'd want to plunk those guys as a pitcher. However, in some cases like Jose Bautista's, that was a big moment in a very tense and dramatic series (I'm also a Jays fan, so I'm biased) and honestly that Texas team deserved the humiliation.

[@JimTheFly]

Seeing some of this made me realize that when I used to play baseball when I was in my teens, people could've been claiming I was flipping the bat. I used to just swing and drop the bat as I ran to 1st, but once I had a teammate tell me that they nearly got injured because I dropped the bat right on the 3rd base line, so they had to avoid it while trying to score. Ever since then I adopted a swing pattern where if I swung, with the recoil off my follow-through, I'd use that momentum to throw the bat into foul ground on the 1st base side. Nowadays, this would be considered "bat flipping". But yeah, it's crazy what some of those were. They were literally "swing and drop the bat" but it was a "bat flip". But if they tossed it aside, THAT was a bat flip. But if they held onto it longer, that was grandstanding... it basically was a case of "If we don't like you, we'll invent ways to claim you're a problem."

[@agentallstar7]

@@JimTheFly the on deck batter or umpire is supposed to move the bat if there’s a ply at the plate if they are aware. The on deck could also signal whether a slide was necessary but at high school and below not all players could or would do it. I know a few times I had to step over or around a bat while everyone just watched the play.

[@azorailke6057]

Look up Ichiro Suzuki for a "proper" way to put the bat down.

[@rainincth1381]

@@Axemang if you couldnt handle an opponent celebrating so much so that you would try to physically injure them, YOURE the one with the ego problem my guy. is it unnecessary? sure, so is any form of celebration, but we are humans who want to have fun, so chill out a little.

[@chenstormstout9456]

You know the best mind game you can play in a competitive sport is just don’t give the trash talker the reaction they’re looking for. Just don’t do anything. And when you get back at them also don’t do anything.

[@JimTheFly]

I'd agree, except the one time I got someone back, it created a camaraderie. Guy tried to intimidate me because I was a freshman, and when I won, I stared right at him and went "*THAT'S* HOW YOU WIN!" Guy dapped me up and we became instant colleagues because I basically passed his test, since he knew that I couldn't be thrown off my game like that. So yeah, your call is probably the better one. But I did manage to make the opposite choice work.

[@HokiePitcher22]

Watching Tony LaRussa waddle to home plate from the dugout was my favorite part of this whole video.😭

[@VisibilityFoggy]

The old managers are hilarious. Dusty Baker stayed in the dugout for like an entire AB after being tossed today lol.

[@robotm99]

Let's hope next he'll be waddling his ass straight the fuck outta Chi-town.

[@williboldt6701]

Same, that's when I hit the like button 😂

[@HokiePitcher22]

@@VisibilityFoggy 🤣 dusty is my favorite. Along with snitker. Any guy that can rock a toothpick for 9 innings while wearing batting gloves...as a coach..at like 75 years old..is a damn legend.

[@NeilLewis77]

"in my day after we scored we just shook hands and walked back to the half way line. Now these young lads are dancing and hugging and high fives and all sorts of shananigans." From an English pro soccer player in 1990. After the world cup produces loads of iconic goal celebrations. All sports go through this eventually.

[@IHateMyAccountName]

At least big goal celebrations are welcomed in Hockey. Don't like it? Fighting is only a 5 minute penalty. Rad

[@a-t5380]

English pro soccer??? You mean football

[@NeilLewis77]

@@a-t5380 nope. I mean soccer. I grew up in England in the 80s. Me and my friends called it soccer. My dad and his friends called it soccer. Pele calls it soccer. Everyone calls it soccer. The first game I ever bought was called "international super star soccer deluxe". Which today is called "pro evo soccer" and still sells well. Soccer is a shortened form of Association rules. The idea that only Americans call it soccer is a myth. A myth started by "the fast show" in the 90s. Yet for some reason I get children regularly trying to correct me on it years later. Don't be one of those children mate.

[@a-t5380]

@@NeilLewis77 everyone around the world calls it football.. And i lived in England too.. Im just messing with you though.. Sounds like an interesting life you lived there though. Fair play

[@ber15fu1]

@@NeilLewis77 nope

[@shanecolby547]

The Jose Bautista bat flip is an officially recognized Canadian Heritage moment

[@lovemacheen9189]

Does that include getting your dome rocked by roughned odor?

[@thedeucemonkey2331]

And in Texas that punch he took in the face as a #2 Great Moment in Texas Baseball history...right after the Nolan Ryan...😅

[@hendrx]

@@thedeucemonkey2331 says a lot about people in Texas

[@slashnagy6]

@@hendrx non-Texas fans have those as posters and signed photographs on their walls so I’m not sure what you’re on about.

[@johnautry5506]

Most people only know him for getting his clock cleaned.

[@busyrand]

Super fun video! I didn't know about any of this stuff... The opening two minutes has me rolling with laughter and I haven't even seen the rest of the video. I've only seen a few bat flips... I literally didn't watch any baseball until the Phillies made the playoffs this year. I'll have to tune in now if they're doing this. I came up when fighting was part of the sport, so this is a reminder of that. Some of these dudes are Extra AF!!!

[@elijahperez6506]

My main thing about this is that humans are emotional. You’re already playing the game you love. You’re focused. You’re in the zone. Then you do something to help your team win, of course you’re gonna be excited! Duh! And any Pitcher who does some crazy strikeout and beats their chest and yells after has zero room to get mad at a Batter.

[@fakename3208]

Yeah but just because humans have emotions doesn’t mean you get to act on them. If I acted on all my emotions i’d probably get fired from my job, punched in the face, arrested ect. Control yourself. Especially when a lot of these acts are directed at other people to get a rise out of them.

[@elijahperez6506]

@@fakename3208 or don’t be a baby

[@fakename3208]

@@elijahperez6506 babies can’t control their emotions so yes don’t be a baby

[@elijahperez6506]

@@fakename3208 yeah that’s what I said

[@acork7601]

Players played with dignity and respect for 100 years, why can't they now?

[@roguesample]

Amir Garrett trying to fight an entire baseball team by himself is still the most baller shit I’ve ever seen

[@winstonsyme5899]

Without hesitation. One of my favorite moments in sports.

[@billny33]

Didn't know that ever happened. It's the only moment in the video that made me say WHAT?! NO WAY! out loud.

[@lanesworldfilm]

dude is hilarious. and about it.

[@peppercola]

Still pissed the reds traded him dude. Idc how bad he played at times, dude legit fought an entire fucking dugout on his own. That’s some franchise shit if you ask me.

[@nickpalumbo8046]

He wasn't really going against an entire team alone. He knew his entire team would run to his aid. It's a hitch move really.

[@evanjamison8907]

Had a coach that pitched for the royals in the 90’s. He drilled these rules into us in high school and would torture us in practice if we celebrated anything. To him, baseball was about being professional and he always brought that up as a defining characteristic of the sport.

[@fr0sted245]

sounds sad tbh. Baseball is sport where you are supposed to have fun not your fucking 9-5 job where you cant have feelings

[@FullMetalXV]

L coach

[@dluce9804]

Kinda shitty tbh. If you hit an absolute bomb, you should be allowed to celebrate. 400 feet is no easy thing to accomplish

[@nickhughes8179]

Pitched for the Royals in the 90s. Mark Gubickza?? Or Tom Gordon??

[@OsirusIrdia]

@@nickhughes8179 probably a bench warmer

[@sanford360]

A year later, I just have to say this video is one of the best on baseball that I’ve ever seen.

[@ryanansloan2686]

This is such an interesting inflection point for baseball and it’s notable how the MLB as an organization is trying to have it both ways, such as suspending Anderson but also using the suspendable offense as marketing. It’s so difficult to tell if this is a good move by the MLB for baseball or just a desperate move to get new fans but, either way it’s a welcome change to see fewer players targeted with baseballs moving at 95 mph. Really, though, it’s channels like this and Jomboy that are helping baseball. Telling stories in compelling, accessible ways to people who otherwise wouldn’t look into them is hugely important. Baseball has a richer history than any other major American sport and it needs to find a way to embrace that history while also embracing the 21st century, and fast.

[@archer5331]

The accessibility of a well edited summary is so much easier to grasp than the investment of us old guys who used to huddle around radios listening to AM broadcasts. It really messes with the depth of fandom in some funny ways. In one way it's shallow because of the accessibility, but in other ways the thought put into, and invoked from it is very complex. I'm a huge fan for having experienced multiple eras but I hope some of these younger fans enjoy the game in ways I always have.

[@jetgm186]

@DEAD GRATEFUL that was because of the “Jimmy Graham Rule” which punished players who did that dunking celebration. Jimmy Graham, having gone to college for basketball and not football, carried that celebration with him his whole career (until they banned it). but the reason they DID ban it was because there were instances where the result of the celebration was the goalposts being misaligned and thus requiring stoppage of play until they’re fixed.

[@jimbeanz219]

You’re exactly right when I’ve always been into sports basketball, hockey, football but not baseball, always thought it was old boring and dying. But started watching baseball KZbin and now baseball is one of my favourite sports as a fan. If it wasn’t for baseball KZbin I would’ve never been a fan

[@sneersh9107]

Baseball isn't going anywhere anytime soon. People like to sound the alarms and act like it's a dead sport but that's not the case. Baseball does very well regionally in places like New York, Boston, St. Louis, Cincinnati, etc. and that's not gonna change in the near future. It has grown in popularity in recent years, and while it hasn't grown as fast as the other major sports it's still incredibly profitable. Baseball may not have as big of a mainstream nationwide cultural impact as it once had but it will always have a loyal following.

[@joelalfveby7233]

Don't forget Foolish Baseball!

[@wilsonwallace8755]

I like how all that stuff was frowned upon but literally starting a fist fight with the other team cause ur losing and bitter wasn’t 😂😂😂

[@chevelle1]

You mean those middle school girl pillow fights they have during ‘bench clearing brawls’? Baseball players wouldn’t last a shift in a hockey game.

[@kabukicho3009]

@@chevelle1 and your little cross dressers who skate on ice in high heels would stand no chance on the field in a brawl

[@ryanoneal8480]

@@kabukicho3009 legit nobody thinks baseball players are tougher than hockey players 🤣

[@Enmanuel_V6]

@@ryanoneal8480 what do you mean? Everyone does.

[@ryanoneal8480]

@@Enmanuel_V6 doubtful lol i love baseball and the shoving matches are cute, but the fights arent comparable to hockey. nfl players are much tougher.

[@swagmuffin9000]

Adrian Gonzalez dad was my high school coach, he would celebrate more than we would. Dude was a legend of a coach. He always had our back too.

[@OTOss8]

8:04 good ol' Nolie feeding Ventura his lunch never gets old.

[@iAintSayDat]

The unwritten rules around showboating, while goofy, are one thing. The rules around when your actually allowed to play the damn game are ridiculous, make the product worse and undermine the integrity of the sport.

[@5ean5ean22]

They are both ridiculous. If you dont want showboating..... stop them from showboating with your play on the field. If you can't do that you deserve to get clowned on.

[@iAintSayDat]

@@5ean5ean22 I agree, I’m just saying that in any other sport an unwritten rule that actually effects gameplay would be seen as especially crazy. Imagine a unwritten rule that prevented shooting in basketball for some reason.

[@tek3311]

It’s the opposite. The unwritten rules about showboating are just grown men being petty. The unwritten rules about blowouts make sense. Everyone is trying to stay injury free and if someone is going all out while everyone else is coasting, they might hurt someone. All sports have unwritten rules about blowouts. The anti-showboating stuff is dumb and unique to baseball.

[@iAintSayDat]

@@tek3311 This is a good point. Football teams do get knocked if they throw deep in blowouts. But I think in a era where there incentives in contracts for stats and increasingly legal gambling it’s dangerous to discourage playing the whole game.

[@calebangell77]

This is why baseball is dying. You can't even fucking play the game without a pitcher/manager/hitter throwing a tantrum. It's fucking stupid and makes the game slow and boring.

[@katherineberger6329]

Couple years ago, Justin Morneau said, "You don't wanna get bat flipped on, don't give up home runs." That's exactly how I feel.

[@jsebby2284]

And if you're going to bat flip accept 95mph to your back. That's how I feel

[@johnstrawb3521]

Nonsense. You're saying the solution is to do something impossible. The solution is to act like you've hit a home run before.

[@WatersAbove77]

@@jsebby2284 i concur

[@katherineberger6329]

@@johnstrawb3521 More to the point: If you give up a home run, treat it like an adult. Don't sulk, don't act like a dipshit, and don't assault the guy who did it on his next AB. Bat flips are part of the game in Korea, and baseball is WAY more popular in Korea than it is here now, probably in part because American baseball culture is written by a bunch of whiny manchildren.

[@katherineberger6329]

@@jsebby2284 Because that's TOTALLY symmetrical. Batter shows off so pitcher gets to attack him with a weapon. If pitchers were arrested for assault when they deliberately threw at batters, that would put an end to that bullshit right away.

[@Engine33Truck]

I’m a lifelong baseball fan, and I’m so glad the “no having fun” days are ending.

[@ennuiii]

Considering picking up the sport as a life long basketball fan. I always thought bat flips were dope asf and it weirded me out when i learned most fans/players at the time hated it.

[@Otome_chan311]

as someone just looking to get into baseball... can't help but think that the "new fun" stuff is really offputting. what started attracting my attention was honestly the art of the sport, yet that seems to be going away. should I not even get into it if the players are all going to act degenerate?

[@SoldadoCatolico]

​@@Otome_chan311degenerate? Are you mental?

[@snkybrki]

​@@Otome_chan311How is it degenerate to celebrate a big play? It's human to be hyped and show your excitement when you pop off. What *is* degenerate is drilling someone just because they hurt your feelings. A seemingly popular aspect of old baseball that's becoming less popular.

[@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034]

@@Otome_chan311you know whats really degenerate? Bashing someones brains in because the celebrated,.

[@BillyBones69]

I'm not a big baseball fan and I'm commenting late so I doubt anyone will see this. But from what I've observed in the sport world, the sports thay try and restrict player personalities and hold on too tightly to tradition only end up hurting themselves. Social media has made it so that players personalities are way more important than ever before, not leaning into that strength will only harm the sports popularity in the long run.

[@robertesparza7821]

On point man!

[@obsydian806]

I think that's the major problem with Baseball. The sport is still massive but I can't name more than 1 superstar personality off the top of my head, and it's personalities that get people to watch. Never watched F1 before learning about Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, Basketball has always had household names, the NFL has also never had trouble having huge personalities and marketing them. Baseball though? They try and make it seem like a stage-play instead of letting star players BE star players.

[@fiachracasey7625]

No i feel its almost the opposite. Rugby has a very strict culture, to the point some team layouts in the WC are being called "immoral", and its doing great. They take pride in the fact they suppress "personalities" because you cant let 130kg monsters act like petulant disrespectful children. Any of these pimp walk or crotch grab celebrations would be unheard of, and likely end a rugby players career

[@JustArkon]

Watching Tony LaRussa waddle to home plate from the dugout was my favorite part of this whole video.

[@Woofydoof630]

Tony LaRussa confirmed as the next Penguin in Batman.

[@kristifoster1202]

Bro has the best baseball content I’ve watched

[@austinbased1976]

The line at the end. So ironic now haha

[@notallowed337]

My coach instilled in us that if you don't want the other team to celebrate against you then don't give them anything/reason to celebrate on you.

[@superklondoentertainmentsy4061]

best logic

[@njva17420]

sww1``Yes, someone said about pro football after a score, "Act like you've been there (the goal zone) before."

[@foxycinnamon7307]

@@njva17420 Coach Landry of the Dallas Cowboys said that...RIP now he's spinning in his grave.

[@cookiemonster1787]

I agree. That should be the standard all around. If don’t want them to celebrate don’t give them a chance.

[@kringweiser9831]

a wise man in a different comment section once said, “this story is insane, luckily baseball doesn’t exist, so we’re good” Edit: thanks for all the likes!!! :D

[@masterofnone1481]

Clown

[@Bigfluffinfluff]

@@masterofnone1481 takes one to know one bud

[@deecee2174]

@@masterofnone1481 Show me on a doll where the Internet hurt you

[@bradIeyyy]

Baseball teams are most valuable

[@bradIeyyy]

@Bigmother baseball teams are most valuable + cry

[@carter8679]

10:34 that bat flip on a walk had me DED!!! 💀💀💀

[@0p41]

Being a new fan to baseball and learning the culture behind the personalities, rituals, etc, it's so interesting as a sport off the field.

[@emzz7358]

I'm a new fan too same boat

[@hasan9682]

Welcome

[@SidelineFilmz]

As someone who doesn't care that much about baseball, the way you showed the sport in this video was outstanding. All sixteen minutes of this were entertaining and very insightful. Well done sir!

[@JulianLopezMasterRace]

yeah I always found baseball boring as fuck. Now I know it isn't only boring to watch, but also full of crybabies 😂

[@raiderbro8663]

i haven't watched baseball since the early 2000s yet i binge watch this channel!

[@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.]

@@JulianLopezMasterRace Accurate.

[@c.calliecoleman1531]

@@JulianLopezMasterRace Me growing up in the 60s, and hearing that song often, "Take me out to the ballgame", I thought baseball was America's #1sport. And going over my aunts house, an avid baseball fan, she would have a baseball game on tv, and I would be so bored. But it was something good about how the atmosphere in the house changed, like the air was crisp clear, and all you could hear was the guys reporting on the game. That was what just kept me watching, not knowing hind nor tail what was going on, just basking in that peace I was feeling. I loved playing street ball outside, but just didn't like sitting watching it on tv. I think they took what was suppose to be a good all American sport, and just made it more vicious. I dunno, just my opinion.

[@MiggyBiggy]

@@c.calliecoleman1531 same

[@delphic464]

Intentionally hitting a player can end his career and outside the baseball field, would be considered a felony. I just don't understand how baseball still accepts that as "part of the game."

[@kane357lynch]

Tradition

[@malcolmwise2147]

but breaking the unwritten rules is cringe

[@iliketurtles7782]

@@kane357lynch it’s stupid tho

[@Rodanguirus]

I mean, to be fair, you can literally fight each other in hockey and the penalty is sitting out for a few minutes, which obviously would not be treated the same outside the context of the game. Though at least both parties have equal opportunity to defend themselves there, and it's not "someone throws a projectile at an opponent (who didn't even do anything...just followed the guy who did in the lineup)."

[@Mr_Jish]

@@Rodanguirus That's an excellent point (coming from a former long-time competitive hockey player). However I think another important aspect that not a lot of people realize about fighting in hockey is that there's an etiquette there. Shocking I know, but some of the more "brutal" looking fights you'll see in hockey, the two guys are at the very least on decent speaking terms with one another off the ice. Fighting is just a big part of the game in terms of morale, and despite the perceived violence it actually serves an underlying purpose. Far more so than to rile fans up, that's just an added bonus in most circumstances haha

[@stubie1456]

Q: Why don’t you celebrate your good plays? A: Because you have to act like you’ve done it before. -Barry Sanders

[@tehdmanvids3]

And because the pitchers will try to maim you, apparently

[@InsolentCrow]

As a wise man playing football for the University of Miami once said "if you don't like us dancing then don't let us get in the endzone". Baseball could learn a lot from that attitude. "If you don't like my bat flip then don't let me crush your pitches out of the park!"

[@_thebearden_]

I'm a young fan, so I've been watching baseball for eight years now...in that span, I think this year has been the craziest season I have witnessed so far. From the players doing well whatever they want, to the games just being wild in general, it's all been hectic and I'm all here for it.

[@mattabshier2494]

I'm an older fan who has been watching for about 30 years, and I agree with everything you've said

[@19jtown]

It was way better when the crazy reactions and bat flips were reserved for crazy big moments. It's not as cool when it happens all time time.

[@Freebanz369]

The irony of the ending with Tim Anderson🤣

[@coastaku1954]

That Jose Bautista bat flip is actually a Toronto Sports icon, I remember seeing it and it was awesome, just like "The Bounce" for the Raptors and John Tavares' Game 6 OT Goal

[@leviwadel6701]

I once did a bat flip in little league, only I didn’t make contact with the ball and the bat just flew out of my hands and landed about 20ft away in a fenced area…

[@sanderappel4499]

I hope you got drilled in your next at-bat, because that's just UNACCEPTABLE

[@alexsmith2014]

Cool

[@jacobweirmier430]

imo, jose's bat flip made him an instant legend and started this conversation of how baseball has such an old timers mentality and was one of the greatest moments in canadian sports history

[@kevinalexander6812]

Are you fucking kidding me? One of the greatest moments in Canadian Sports history?? It's not even the greatest moment in Blew Gays history. And then there's this whole other thing that Canadians love so much more called Hockey. Get out of here with that shit.

[@BJUmholtz]

For real bro I remember reading in the history books about how when the Canadians burned down the White House they all flipped their muskets and turned their tricorns sideways like ballas

[@Simitachi]

@@kevinalexander6812 You seem mad.

[@dgrblue4162]

Bautista threw the bat. It was not flipped.

[@Reidc123]

@@kevinalexander6812 are you ok? Maybe go check yourself into a psych ward.

[@Mcscoops14]

great video as always but that E.D ad threw me for a loop🤣

[@Tigersvibes]

2:21 before he even got to first base has me dead 😂

[@XAMS]

To clarify on the Yankees facial hair policy, this was actually started in the 70s by George Steinbrenner, it wasn't a policy across baseball. The Yankees just never got rid of it. Before George took over the team, there wasn't any facial hair rule on the Yankees.

[@SamAronow]

Yeah, Charlie Finley actually paid players _more_ to grow out their hair and facial hair. He understood better than any owner the value of being part of the culture of the place and time.

[@floydjr1478]

George hated hippies.

[@Zach-mw5so]

Besides, I think that’s a quirk that makes teams unique. The Cincinnati Reds had a similar policy during the same time: no facial hair, short cut hair, black cleats. Especially now in the era of free agency, if you want your beard, don’t sign with New York. It’s that simple

[@sec9788]

Mr. Burns: “MATTINGLY! I told you to get rid of those side burns!”

[@josh903x]

They should just get rid of it. It’s weird.

[@emmadictator4062]

You are great for baseball. Baseball needs more guys like him and more who try to make the fans feel special.

[@Bobtheglobb]

But baseball doesn’t exist

[@marc-andrepicard8531]

I was playing the same game younger, lot younger ;) But the game name was "Balle molle". Baseball doesn't exist 🙉

[@ISockTwoSev]

Forgot to change your account bud

[@chadwickneumann2773]

I have to agree Emma. This channel is awesome. I love it.

[@cheeseball5030]

Shut up bot.

[@mclovin9578]

I am absolutely hooked on these videos!

[@idrinksandwiches]

imagine drilling someone in the head with a ball going 90+ mph because 10 years ago they were happy that they had the ability to cause said ball to launch several hundred feet in the air using a metal pole

[@LordTeaboBaggins]

I’m with Earl Weaver on this: Retaliation is stupid. It makes you look incapable of pitching better to get the other dude out, but now you’ve put a potential run on base

[@Frosty1026]

Agreed but some of these old heads think “it’s the right thing to do”

[@d0sxxgaming94]

Any pitcher who purposely throws a baseball at another player to hurt them should be banned from mlb for mental health problems

[@LordTeaboBaggins]

@@Frosty1026 Which is funny considering Earl Weaver was as old school as they came, but he’d pull his pitchers for doing stupid shit like that

[@Frosty1026]

@@LordTeaboBaggins lol they got selective memory out here

[@thegadflygang5381]

Hockey has enforcers to make sure star players arent targeted by heavy hitters. Old school baseball, of which I have a grandfather and an Uncle pro, one a Cards Hall of Famer, had a universal agreement on etiquette. You act like an ass and break the rules, you get beaned. And even your own teammates wouldnt get that upset As demographics have dramatically changed introduced lower IQ, high time preference and low impulse control, so has the game. Being a blinged out ass is almost expected now

[@nommchompsky]

I love the idea of pitchers and batters already being in a yelling match before a pitch is thrown. Also, the fact that the unwritten rules allow for players to get hit by 95mph fast balls, but see bat flips or home runs at the wrong time as serious violations, proves that they are stupid and for big babies But I'm a hockey fan and only care about baseball because Jomboy videos are fun

[@GetBenched2010]

its why nobody gives a fuck about baseball anymore. Enforcing the "unwritten rules" is just an excuse for fringe players to be cheap shot artists.

[@glitchless8947]

this is why Hockey is a better sport.

[@jaredr991]

You don’t have to tell a ballplayer you’re not a fan of baseball after your stupid previous comment

[@glitchless8947]

@@jaredr991 cry ab it

[@thewerd1982]

Hockey has a million unwritten rules, some of which have led to career ending injury. So glass houses?

[@annamariaisland1960]

Legend also has it that Dizzy Dean once got mad at an opposing team, and drilled the entire batting order, one after another. One player refused to get into the box and Dean called him a coward.

[@soarinskies1105]

Jazz Chisholm pretending to drive a car going into third after hitting a home-run is my favorite celebration ever Lmao

[@Frostyfreeze17]

I've been a Mariners season ticket holder for 20 years. I personally like where the game is heading. Pimp your home runs, the McGregor strut after a strikeout. It shows the players care, and it's entertaining for the fans. I'm all for it. Times are changing.

[@jasonblue9297]

I really like the Reds rule of being in there for 4 years before you consider yourself big shit

[@skorpiontamer]

Trevor Bauer W

[@CT--eo2vv]

8863 1 second ago I respect people who can control their emotions. If you go crazy after hitting a home run you look like an immature brat.

[@kvgm]

@@CT--eo2vv You sound old.

[@dash_r_media]

@@kvgm And you're a fan of shiny things and bright colors. You can't be entertained without glitter.

[@Sicaughtik]

I think by now all the players realize one thing - bringing as much excitement to the game as possible in an era when viewership is dying is what will make sure they ALL keep getting paid.

[@7davesanchez]

Underrated comment

[@cL-bf2ug]

Exactly. Baseball needs some reformation in this aspect. It’s practically a game for old people, at least that’s what most people I know think.

[@pikafreaka]

Making it possible to watch games without jumping through a billion hoops would help as well. Goodness knows if I wasn't already invested, I'd have thrown my hands up and called it a day ages ago having to deal with the various blackout restrictions.

[@d0Bored0b]

Viewership dies because 99% of teams are paylocked behind blackout deals with specific cable tv sources. If baseball was aired on public television, you’d see a massive spike in viewership.

[@pikafreaka]

@@d0Bored0b Or even just streamed normally on their stupid app. You literally can't watch the playoffs on the official MLB streaming app unless you're already paying for cable. Even if you've paid for the streaming subscription on the app. How dumb is that?

[@satyakisil4289]

As a cricket fan this is one of the most hilarious videos I'd ever seen. Reminds me of Caribbean players known for bombastic celebrations, but even they don't take it this far.

[@asdfoifhvjbkaos]

honestly I don't care how crazy people are acting as long as they aren't assaulting each other with the ball

[@___kayed]

@@asdfoifhvjbkaosong

[@___kayed]

@@asdfoifhvjbkaossoft ass men be getting mad and throwing at the batter

[@jedkatz4568]

love the intensity, the showboating, breaking the unwritten rules. score as much as you can to scrap a comeback, and if you don’t want someone to celebrate, don’t let them strike you out or get a hit off of you. it’s that simple

[@GoodLordBagel]

People dont like gloating. It's the same as telling your big brother if he doesnt like you taunting him, he should get better at Halo. Typically that results in some sort of fight. They are "unwritten rules" in the same way not giving someone the middle finger, not microwaving fish in the office, and calling your mom on mother's day are all "unwritten rules". They are guidelines that warn you if someone is likely to be upset by an action.

[@some-one-else]

@@GoodLordBagel Adults should not be held to the same standards as children playing Halo. Though for the record, any kid who tried to injure someone over a game was pretty disliked in my neighborhood, so I guess a bunch of 8 year olds had a better understanding of basic decency than professional baseball players. It's one thing to be annoyed or upset by someone's gloating, it's another thing entirely to try to hurt them as revenge.

[@BLVCKSHXXP]

@@GoodLordBagel yea sounds like ppl need to get some tougher skin. Boo hoo he gloated. If that bothers someone so much then maybe they shouldn't participate in any type of competition

[@Luke-uw6dp]

Bruh baseball is the worst it's ever been. Grown men celebrating playing a kids game 😂 act like youve been there. Like the Yankees in the old days. Win the world series and walk off. Now you got dudes celebrating for hitting a single. It's cringe worthy and just ruins the game

[@GetBenched2010]

@@Luke-uw6dp Texas Ranger fan I see...

[@soulfuzz368]

Winning the world series and walking off like nothing happened is the most boss move a team can make.

[@JokerFace090]

The boss move would be if they retired from baseball to go play a prosport like football, basketball, soccer, or magic the gathering.

[@buttorr]

@@JokerFace090 don’t forget pokemon bro

[@xhappybunnyx]

at some point it'll come full circle to that at least once. Think about it; we already had the 'ignore the HR hitter' fake celebration, it'd make sense to eventually see it on a team v team level

[@904TallerTim]

They probably has to hurry and go clock in to their other jobs

[@dnycebushton5008]

@@904TallerTim bawhaha

[@cjsawinski]

I’m bipolar on this… the old me hates the showboating, the inner kid in me loves it. I say keep it up, but just don’t cry when you get plunked

[@thedeucemonkey2331]

Reggie charged the mound after John Denny knocked him. Down the pitch before.... Reggie jawed with Denny, known for throwing at batters, yelled at him as Reggie went around to which Reggie respond by the time he reached 3rd... And then Reggie ran up as Denny still kept coming at him off the mound... And then Reggie charged as he was being congratulated by Dave Winfield.... And then he went at him....whooped and actually was defended in the press because Denny had been known to be a headhunter.... Oh yeah, I was at that Yankee game and saw the whole thing...not just a clip.😊 Reggie had good reason to pimp that one...lol Reggie did start the trend i believe when he hit the blast Detroit at the Allstar game in 1971, 1st AS game i ever saw on TV. Then again it was for show and it was one of hardest balls ever hit...

[@a1fromday117]

I personally love watching guys pimp a no doubter. Baseball can be a bit monotonous so it’s nice to see guys add some flare to the game and let their personalities shine. Also these guys get contracts based on the numbers they put up so asking them to not swing at a 3-0 pitch that they could possibly hit out is ridiculous. Throw strikes then

[@bkoetter42]

I can't agree more - the way it "used to be" seems so dull and boring. At least from a 'not a big baseball fan' perspective like mine.

[@a1fromday117]

@@bkoetter42 All sports have evolved over the years. Baseball was just the last to catch up. They are getting there tho. I can go either way with it. I love seeing guys hit tanks but at the same time I can also appreciate a 2-1 pitchers duel. To me that’s what makes baseball unique. Nobody likes watching a football game that ends 3-0 or a low scoring basketball game, but if a guy has electric stuff that nobody can touch it’s just as exciting to me.

[@bkoetter42]

@@a1fromday117 oh I get that. A big baseball fan friend of mine always liked to tout how unique baseball is by constantly pointing out that it’s the only major sport where the defense is primarily in control of the ball. I always thought that was a cool take. I also appreciate, even if I don’t fully understand it, how it’s more of a chess match than most sports. I def prefer flashier baseball, and I’m sure a lot of that is my ignorance in the actual nuances of the sports inner workings. I think when sports have such a long history, modernization always comes with resistance. We can see similar trends in golf as well. A lot of silly debates over things like wearing hoodies and shit. Not exactly apples to apples but it is interesting to see evolutions and the inherent backlash thereof.

[@a1fromday117]

@@bkoetter42 for sure. And there are always gonna be people that fear change and prefer things the way they r and that’s fine. And just because u like flashier baseball doesn’t make you ignorant to the nuances u just prefer a different style of play. And I happen to agree with u on that. These guys spend their whole lives playing the game, and a lot of them come from absolute poverty, especially some of the guys that come from Latin America. They have finally made it to the show and want to celebrate their success and I absolutely love to see it. To each his own tho, I just wish some of these baseball purists would relax a little and not be so god damn judgmental of those that prefer a different brand of ball.

[@bkoetter42]

@@a1fromday117 from what I’ve seen here in the tube, that seems to go double for the umps too.

[@alZiiHardstylez]

It's about entertainment. Needs taunts, needs shenanigans, needs passion. These 'unwritten' rules are stupid.

[@Ridingasadad]

I totally agree these players have been waiting their entire lives to get to the majors your team is up by so many runs and all of a sudden You have to stop having the will to play? Tony la russa was an idiot for throwing his own player under the bus because of he didn't follow the code of the unwritten rules of baseball. I just think it's the dumbest thing in the world I absolutely agree with your comment.

[@BloopTheNoop]

13:45 I remember you had a video on Harper and that head collision is still shocking to me

[@PhantomBanker]

The Joey Bats flip deserves a deeper look. It was an incredibly long inning, fueled by a batter’s obstruction in the top that led to a lengthy discussion by the umps and a Rangers lead. There was a lot of emotion late in Game 5 of a five-game series. If I were Jose Bautista in that scenario, I probably would have stopped at second to throw a whip and a nae nae.

[@thecatzpyjamaz35]

Lmfao I 1000% agree & shotgun a beer at home plate

[@freddycalipari4242]

That wasn’t joeys first bat flip. He’s stared down a few pitchers he was an emotional player

[@TheShag944]

He was amazing I loved it when other pitchers would throw at him bc all that meant was he was about to hit a home run

[@freddycalipari4242]

@@TheShag944 my fav bat flip from him was against o’day lol. He’s really pimp those ones

[@Ozymandatory]

It was not obstruction at all. It was an error on the Blue Jays. The catcher literally threw the ball at the batter's hand.

[@GoofRebelMusic]

I finally get the "trim those sideburns, Mattingly" jokes from The Simpsons legendary baseball episode.

[@nickhughes8179]

Mattingly “I still like him better than Steinbrenner.”

[@Tigerpuffer]

The Cardinals pitcher being an absolute baby and a boomer all at once at 12:16 is Steve Kline, in case anyone else was wondering.

[@larryrottenberk7771]

0:26 dude went for an enzuigiri on a baseball field, that's wicked,

[@Sthasn]

In baseball it’s called “unwritten rules”, in my workplace we just call it office politics.

[@mafiaminecraft6944]

I was watching one of my favorite shows and then BDE uploaded and I dropped everything

[@wolf-xf6hf]

I can literally only imagine what would’ve happened if someone had done Ovi’s hot stick celebration

[@ErWoody99]

As a rangers fan, i never really cared about the bat flip, mostly the whole hitting a home run and ending our season, but looking back at it, it was truly a iconic moment in baseball

[@zubsiro]

I’m not even a big baseball fan, but I watch every video you drop. The quality is amazing and each video is interesting

[@bryantcuriel1641]

Puig, and Harper paid the biggest price for paving the way for the new guys like Chisholm, Harper is still one of the most hated and most underrated players in baseball due to all the hate he gets, and puig not only got so much hate for all he did but dude couldn't even get a job with any teams because of it. The Wild Horse and MV3, forever will be apart of MLB history

[@Ascending11]

There is more to it as to why Puig got black listed from the MLB. Watch the Yasiel Puig video on this channel. It's an older one (obviously).

[@bryantcuriel1641]

@@Ascending11 I've watched the video, I know the outside controversies surrounding puig, but I feel it has more to do with the hate that people have towards puig, cause as seen with Cleveland and the reds both fanbases love him but the team won't spend the money, dodgers don't have room to bring him back even though he's still a fan favorite and 40% of fans will still be wearing his jersey in the stadium even now, marlins didn't have the money to acquire him, and the other teams don't want to be around the controversies that surround puig, especially teams like D-backs and Giants since bumgarner is in Arizona and puig has history with San Francisco

[@keatonhatch6213]

I can tell you weren’t alive in the 80s. The players don’t face shit compared that decade

[@justabluejaysfan7850]

@@bryantcuriel1641 no it’s cuz he did domestic abuse. Teams don’t like that

[@phuckphace90]

Soto is the all around better version of Harper.

[@Random_Guy518]

Bruh idgaf about baseball but your videos are so entertaining I have to watch them😂

[@ximbabwe0228]

The unwritten code of honor among players even across teams that, when violated, causes generational conflict, is the only thing that makes baseball remotely watchable. Removing this is just an attempt to showboat with impunity because some players are afraid of the consequences

[@emmaandstuff1145]

As a Jays Fan who started watching the season before the bat flip, I love the fact that teams are starting to “let go” a little. It makes the game more entertaining, and since all the young guys have come up, it’s nice to see them genuinely having fun as a team.

[@kevinb1096]

They had to do something to make the game fun again. Once they took away steroids the game got extremely boring. Gotta thank guys like Harper for changing that mold.

[@tampafruitgrower8913]

You know what would make the game more entertaining? Playing a game in under 3 hours and putting more balls into play.

[@dillonbija9592]

Exactly, the only thing I don’t like is the nut grab.

[@briandiaz8325]

@@kevinb1096 Yeah, Some people dont wanna accept that the MLB is a Business and it has to increase the show for the youngest generation.

[@mrfake675]

That sounds nice, but it will just make the game more trashy. Grabbing the nuts is normal now. WTF. Trash culture where nothing is sacred

[@kailarsen926]

It’s always a great day when he uploads👍

[@MrEZballs]

The Korean ump's face after the walk bat-flip fucking LMAO

[@tibofps8780]

As someone who really doesnt care that much about baseball... I want to see highlight plays like this. I want players with personality. They get butts in seats

[@kir3167]

i was a MASSIVE baseball fan as a kid. havent sat down and watched a full game i wasnt at live in at least a decade, but watch every one of your videos. keep up the great work dude

[@johnharrington4429]

Watch a game man!

[@Mpetey123]

That Korean umpire staring at that guy needs to be a meme.

[@rogermiller6457]

So, can anybody tell me how all of this change has made the game better? Do we watch to see great baseball, or great player demonstrations celebrating their own greatness?

[@AmandaabnamA]

Basketball is a terrible role model. Children celebrate now so rudely isn't beyond that to unsportsmanlike

[@dmacarthur5356]

My theory is it's the dumbing down of America. Less about baseball and more Jerry Springer with bats and balls.

[@jefflebowski3784]

Great vid. I love everything about baseball and baseball history, so even though I think the unwritten rules are the stupidest thing ever I still find the whole concept fascinating. I friggin love bat flips.

[@Otome_chan311]

I'm conflicted. I think some bat flips are nice and kinda elegant. Then some aren't even "flips" and just look degenerate. A lot of unwritten rules are mixed like that. Some clearly improved the art and beauty of the game and should be encouraged, others are just dumb and seem to contribute nothing and should be removed. I have a feeling the way the asians do it are exactly the way I'm thinking lol.

[@veryoaty8921]

As a pirates fan, watching Morel hit that home run was entertaining.

[@cheezcola]

as someone who doesn't know anything about baseball.. it sounds like baseball is becoming more fun.

[@likwitfaded]

It is

[@Random_Guy518]

For real

[@ShortArmOfGod]

It's becoming more..........colorful.

[@Kitten_TV8]

Tom lawless bat flip is amazing

[@papito5ft6]

Real talk, this was one of the best videos I've seen yet about this. The amount of times I remember guys throwing at batters and retaliation, and then reliving them like this had me laughing a bit bc of the responses from players to each other. But I'm of the mind, you hit a ball far enough or K a guy in the best situation possible, you deserve to talk your shit. Just know tho, it's always a risk. Lol

[@KalvinSingh]

1:22 I was live at this game, probably the best baseball game I've been to ever and that bat flip was legendary. I lost my voice from so much yelling after the game lol

[@zbubby1202]

And I broke my coffee table in my dorm by slamming it into a wall. Funny how different sides react.

[@joonbug9786]

I’ve been a baseball fan my whole life. I’m happy to see that players can actually celebrate and look like they’re having fun. If you’re able to make it to The Show, then you deserve to celebrate however you want.

[@jusslucxs3169]

Yessir

[@Idefinitelydk]

Lmao he beamed him the on deck circle😂

[@RamzaBeoulves]

Intentionally throwing at someone is in every single way worse than bat flipping