MLB playoffs LCS round

[Vulture]

In that clip, those were all on outs, three strikeouts and a popout. On home runs he laid the bat down

[voodoochile]

Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle never did a bat flip in their lives. Neither did Aaron or Mays. They laid the bat down. Mays would lay the bat down on his back swing practically right on the plate. Williams never even looked up, ran the bases with his head down and ran straight into the dugout. He didnt even do a curtain call once in his entire career.

Not to get political, but some of that from Mays or Aaron might have had something to do with race. I realize the game was different back then also, as all of them were as the entire culture is, but can you honestly picture an African American male showboating in 1972 or 1965? Let's get serious. Lots of guys do batflips these days including AJ Perizynski who had a couple big ones in his career.

[Nellie Fox]

...but can you honestly picture an African American male showboating in 1972 or 1965?

Two words for you. Muhammad Ali. And let's not forget "the straw that stirs the drink," Mr. October.

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In that clip, those were all on outs, three strikeouts and a popout. On home runs he laid the bat down

https://twitter.com/walkoffwalk1/sta...096256?lang=en

They've been doing it forever.

[berwyn]

Two words for you. Muhammad Ali. And let's not forget "the straw that stirs the drink," Mr. October.

Ali made what was up until then bad sportsmanship the norm. And said he picked it up from watching professional wrestling on TV when he was growing up. Devolution?

[voodoochile]

Ali made what was up until then bad sportsmanship the norm. And said he picked it up from watching professional wrestling on TV when he was growing up. Devolution?

So professional wrestling is to blame. Sounds about right...

[Nellie Fox]

So professional wrestling is to blame. Sounds about right...

Ali did say he patterned his act after Gorgeous George.
https://www.cbssports.com/general/ne...-inspired-mma/