What the hell does "flipping the bat" mean ??

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  • Scott McD
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Nov 2002
    • 67792
    #1

    What the hell does "flipping the bat" mean ??

    And why does it cause such controversy ?

    Watching some baseball highlights programm and they are going on and on about somone (Ortiz) who "flipped the bat" after hitting a home run.

    Never heard of it before. I take it it's a way of acting smart or something. I thought he just threw it down the way many do... Help a bro out here!
    Last edited by Scott McD; 06-09-2011, 06:44 AM.


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    • Harmon
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      • Mar 2004
      • 20016
      #2
      Because it could hit someone. It's kind of a disrespectful/unsportsmanlike like thing to do as well.

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        • Scott McD
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Nov 2002
          • 67792
          #3
          Ahh, didn't look like he threw it anything like that to me...


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            • alias
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              • Apr 2001
              • 19010
              #4
              Must be like spiking a football.
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                • WebairMetz
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                  • Jul 2009
                  • 920
                  #5
                  Similar to spiking a football. He flipped the bat with such grace and didnt watch the ball land. He knew it was over the fence. Any baseball fan would appreciate his showmanship in with this particular hit at this time. It was an epic home run in Yankee / Boston lore. Im glad I saw it live on TV and saw a bunch of replays.


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                    • Sly
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                      • Sep 2004
                      • 31380
                      #6
                      This unsportsmanlike conduct hysteria is getting ridiculous. It's a game, a lot of excitement and emotions... you win or do something sweet, you should celebrate.

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                        • Atticus
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                          • Dec 2004
                          • 1051
                          #7
                          It's another way of showing up a pitcher. Similar to taking your time getting out of the batters box and admiring your majestic home run. It's an unwritten rule of baseball. You just don't do it. Or the next time you get a fastball in your ear hole. Another unwritten rule.

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                            • SykkBoy
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                              • Feb 2001
                              • 19969
                              #8
                              Originally posted by Atticus
                              It's another way of showing up a pitcher. Similar to taking your time getting out of the batters box and admiring your majestic home run. It's an unwritten rule of baseball. You just don't do it. Or the next time you get a fastball in your ear hole. Another unwritten rule.
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                                • Eric
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                                  • Dec 2000
                                  • 8818
                                  #9
                                  It is not a way of showing a pitcher up, many times when you hit a ball perfect and you know you hit a homerun the pitcher is busy watching the ball sail out of the yard. It is more a small celebration for the batter, because as soon as you make contact you know the ball is gone. It is the same as spiking a football, a pitchers fist pump after a K, a basketball player flexing after he throws down a monster slam.

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                                    • 96ukssob
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                                      • Mar 2003
                                      • 12991
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Eric
                                      It is not a way of showing a pitcher up, many times when you hit a ball perfect and you know you hit a homerun the pitcher is busy watching the ball sail out of the yard. It is more a small celebration for the batter, because as soon as you make contact you know the ball is gone. It is the same as spiking a football, a pitchers fist pump after a K, a basketball player flexing after he throws down a monster slam.

                                      People take this shit too seriously.
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