Always wished that the rival that McEnroe was playing during a match, whenever he acted up like a big baby, would've quietly gone over to his side of the court...and punched his lights out. But alas, it never occurred.
"Maris ran toward first as if he didn’t have plenty of experience that season to be able to judge when his fly ball was gone."
Roger's teammate, Mickey Mantle, who was definitely no strangers to hitting HR's, pretty much always ran as fast as he could around the bases, as if to demonstrate his 3.1 seconds speed to 1B and then beyond was legitimate.
During the most famous walkoff HR in MLB history (Game 7 of 1960 WS, which directly won the championship for PIT), Mazeroski is literally sprinting as fast as he could go around the bases. Part of this is to avoid getting mobed by fans, but as Maz hit the ball, he didn't wait to watch it sail over the LF fence. He kept right on sprinting around the bases.
A relevant question would be: Was this initiated by black players like Reggie? Since Pete Rose didn't hit very many HRs during his career the watching the ball sail over the fence can't be traced to him. Come to think of it, do white players in MLB behave in this fashion? In other words, do white MLBers also preen and stop to watch their HR? Or do they simply round the bases as in, "this is my job nothing more, nothing less."?
Because if white MLBers don't exhibit this kind of post-HR behavior, it does make one wonder exactly where this behavior came from.
Yes, my guess is that African American sluggers like Reggie Jackson invented preening over homers. I don't know much about Japanese baseball, but Ohtani does it more in 2024 to fire up the fans than he did in 2021. American fans in the 21st Century definitely like it.
Showboating aside, Ohtani has a great swing through the top of the zone. Though not quite the hitter that Judge is, he is peerless against the high hard one.
It’s out of control in all sports now. And bleeding down through college to HS.
It’s obviously black driven but most whites have followed suit at all levels. When it started it was forgiven. Announcers, journalists felt it would be racist to object, it’s their culture, we can’t object.
As more nonsense was allowed, more nonsense was delivered. No adults with a megaphone dare speak up.
Jimmy Piersall started it all when he went around the bases backward, or slid into home plate, somewhere in the late '50's. Of course, he was crazy. And a lousy broadcaster.
Nobody cares about baseball anymore. I did hear two 30-something white guys this morning on the practice green discussing some problem with the 49'ers.
High level sports exist to bring customers in for the gambling companies. My college student son claims to be the only male he knows who doesn’t have an account with one of the online betting outfits. I hope he’s being truthful.
He was a bit before my time, but I didn't realize that Matthews père had a much more productive career than Matthews fils. It also turns out the former was especially dangerous in the playoffs; in 75 PA he hit 6 HR to go along with 15 RBI to go along with his slash line of .323/.392/.677
The availability of effective batting helmets has made hitters bolder, but, the use of body armor on the elbow and shin have accelerated the trend. And pitchers aren't allowed to go after the head anymore, and, if fact, they are tossed if even suspected of throwing at hitters.
I don't think that American blacks are as responsible for the showboating in baseball as they are in other sports. Traditionally, the Latins/Hispanics have been considered the most flamboyant baseball players (of course, many of these are/have been black). Thinks of the outrageous pitching stylings of Luis Tiant and Juan Marichal, the strange catching style of Manny Sanguillen and Sandy Alomar, Jr., the catatonic trance that Rogelio Moret when into, and the inimitable wackiness of Chico Escuela.
Was that really a bat flip? Or did he just let it go? That 1983 Phillies team was one of the worst to ever make it to the World Series. The Wheeeze kids lol
Always wished that the rival that McEnroe was playing during a match, whenever he acted up like a big baby, would've quietly gone over to his side of the court...and punched his lights out. But alas, it never occurred.
Probably sold his soul
"Maris ran toward first as if he didn’t have plenty of experience that season to be able to judge when his fly ball was gone."
Roger's teammate, Mickey Mantle, who was definitely no strangers to hitting HR's, pretty much always ran as fast as he could around the bases, as if to demonstrate his 3.1 seconds speed to 1B and then beyond was legitimate.
During the most famous walkoff HR in MLB history (Game 7 of 1960 WS, which directly won the championship for PIT), Mazeroski is literally sprinting as fast as he could go around the bases. Part of this is to avoid getting mobed by fans, but as Maz hit the ball, he didn't wait to watch it sail over the LF fence. He kept right on sprinting around the bases.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-OCXYjVL4U
A relevant question would be: Was this initiated by black players like Reggie? Since Pete Rose didn't hit very many HRs during his career the watching the ball sail over the fence can't be traced to him. Come to think of it, do white players in MLB behave in this fashion? In other words, do white MLBers also preen and stop to watch their HR? Or do they simply round the bases as in, "this is my job nothing more, nothing less."?
Because if white MLBers don't exhibit this kind of post-HR behavior, it does make one wonder exactly where this behavior came from.
Yes, my guess is that African American sluggers like Reggie Jackson invented preening over homers. I don't know much about Japanese baseball, but Ohtani does it more in 2024 to fire up the fans than he did in 2021. American fans in the 21st Century definitely like it.
Showboating aside, Ohtani has a great swing through the top of the zone. Though not quite the hitter that Judge is, he is peerless against the high hard one.
Don't try to throw a high fastball past Ohtani.
It’s out of control in all sports now. And bleeding down through college to HS.
It’s obviously black driven but most whites have followed suit at all levels. When it started it was forgiven. Announcers, journalists felt it would be racist to object, it’s their culture, we can’t object.
As more nonsense was allowed, more nonsense was delivered. No adults with a megaphone dare speak up.
Now it’s part of all of our culture.
Jimmy Piersall started it all when he went around the bases backward, or slid into home plate, somewhere in the late '50's. Of course, he was crazy. And a lousy broadcaster.
I shook Jimmy Piersall's hand in about 1966.
Nobody cares about baseball anymore. I did hear two 30-something white guys this morning on the practice green discussing some problem with the 49'ers.
High level sports exist to bring customers in for the gambling companies. My college student son claims to be the only male he knows who doesn’t have an account with one of the online betting outfits. I hope he’s being truthful.
He was a bit before my time, but I didn't realize that Matthews père had a much more productive career than Matthews fils. It also turns out the former was especially dangerous in the playoffs; in 75 PA he hit 6 HR to go along with 15 RBI to go along with his slash line of .323/.392/.677
Next year, when his arm is healed, Ohtani will resume pitching with the goal of winning the Cy Young award.
The availability of effective batting helmets has made hitters bolder, but, the use of body armor on the elbow and shin have accelerated the trend. And pitchers aren't allowed to go after the head anymore, and, if fact, they are tossed if even suspected of throwing at hitters.
I don't think that American blacks are as responsible for the showboating in baseball as they are in other sports. Traditionally, the Latins/Hispanics have been considered the most flamboyant baseball players (of course, many of these are/have been black). Thinks of the outrageous pitching stylings of Luis Tiant and Juan Marichal, the strange catching style of Manny Sanguillen and Sandy Alomar, Jr., the catatonic trance that Rogelio Moret when into, and the inimitable wackiness of Chico Escuela.
Was that really a bat flip? Or did he just let it go? That 1983 Phillies team was one of the worst to ever make it to the World Series. The Wheeeze kids lol
Ohtani and LA better get it together soon in the NLDS, or there won't be much to show off about.