zbhargrove
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There was some brief discussion about the article written about Norris' comments on hitters pimping HRs. Just responding to that.
ohhhhhh... right, my bad
There was some brief discussion about the article written about Norris' comments on hitters pimping HRs. Just responding to that.
I agree with smoot. As the old saying goes. Act like you've been here before. I tend to agree with whoever mentioned earlier that the way the game has evolved has encouraged this type of behavior. Pitchers can't pitch inside anymore without getting some kind of warning and possibly ejected. If a hitter pimped a homerun after hitting it off someone like Gibson, Ryan, Clemens, or Pedro they would be on their ass or walking to 1st in their next AB and would think twice before doing that again. There is a difference between going all Joe Carter as you round the bases on a world series winning homer and standing there looking at it in a July game in the 5th inning.
I just look at it as the "dumbing down" of the game. I mean, look how much Jose Bautista's playoff bat flip was celebrated and marketed. Baseball needs to pick up the common fans, and this is a way to "get them excited" about what many consider a boring sport. Look at the NFL. People love the end zone celebrations, and they even end up creating global dance moves out of them. With MLB trailing NFL in rankings, maybe they're happy about these celebrations. Just my thoughts.