Yasiel Puig Is Going To Stop Doing Bat Flips Because Baseball Purists Ruin Everything

(Source) –When Yasiel Puig homered Monday night in the Dodgers’ 10-inning, 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners, he didn’t so much flip his bat as he did toss it aside. This was by design. Puig said recently he intends to cut down on his trademark bat flips, if only because he is sensitive to how they might be perceived. Though acknowledging that some fans are entertained by his theatrics, Puig said in Spanish, “I want to show American baseball that I’m not disrespecting the game.” Puig maintained that his bat flips aren’t intended to disrespect the game or his opponents. “I don’t do that because I lack respect,” he said. “I do that because of the emotions that I have.” That being the case, Puig said he might flip his bat if he comes through in an emotionally charged situation. “If it’s a big home run or if I’m frustrated because I couldn’t connect in my previous at-bats or if I drive in important runs for my team, I might do it,” he said. “You never know. I can’t say I won’t do it.”

Hope everyone’s happy. Hope all the old, white, no fun having writers who said that Puig’s exuberance and joy were disrespectful sleep well tonight. They’ve successfully ruined it for us. Sad day, like seeing the fire leave a lion’s eyes when he finally realize that he can’t win and accepts that he’ll live in a zoo forever. Two years of bashing the most exciting player in the sport because he doesn’t play like JD Drew have finally worn him down enough to say he’s done with it. He’ll stop being happy when he hits a baseball 500 feet and just place his bat down then run the bases at a speed you deem appropriate. You win, everyone who thinks baseball should only be played with the sternness of a military march. God damn baseball people are the fucking worst. No steroids, no yapping, no being happy. They take all the fucking fun out of the sport. Now that they’ve accomplished this they can head down the street and smash that 5 year old down the street’s birthday cake, he’s having too much fun.