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Originally Posted by kmart
Honestly, the "pimping" is way too overblown. That HR Donaldson hit was huge, it's one of those things that are in the moment. If he's singlehandedly pimping out the pitcher or the Royals' as a collective thats a different story, but when you win you've got to celebrate in ways that are not robotic.
Bautista's again was also in the moment, however old heads will always think that it's being "pimped." I would be surprised if anyone wasn't ready to express themselves emotionally and jogged the base-paths with no expression, especially after that seventh inning. If KC wants to lose their cool after being "pimped" then they are going to walk out of this series as the losers just like the series at the Rogers Center.
I also think the entire unwritten rules of baseball needs a new modern touch to it. There is a declining interest for the game because of these unwritten rules, players are just expected to be robotic in their ways. What Bautista did to finish off that seventh inning was unbelievable, the raw emotion shown through the bat flip was the icing on the cake. You want to draw interest to baseball, people in baseball need to let go of how Dyson, Zaun, or the Kansas City Royals think and start letting the Puigs, Bautistas, and Harper's play with the passion they play with.
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I really loved the bat flip. Any Jays fans would. Any other MLB fan might not, and I understand that too. It was the 7th inning, not the bottom of the 9th. I heard one guy suggest the hockey equivalent would be an over the top celebration of a goal to take the lead in the 7th game of the first round of the NHL playoffs... with 10 minutes left to go in the game. I don't think anyone, except maybe Oil fans, would be on board with that.
That said, I agree that there is too much of a traditionalist unwritten rule mentality in hardcore baseball fans.