Flipper

Yeah, I’m old school and don’t like bat-flipping the way the Cubs’ Willson Contreras did Saturday after hitting a home run in Washington to tie the game against the Nationals.  If I were a manager, perish the thought, I would warn someone like Contreras that what goes around comes around.  That, and he who flips last flips best, as Bryce Harper proved in the eighth inning.

With his team down by two runs, Harper connected for a game-tying monster shot off of reliever Carl Edwards.  Not only did Harper do the flip, he did Contreras one better with a hair toss.  Nobody can out-toss Harper in that regard.

The flip-and-toss looked to energize the crowd, which in turn may have energized Ryan Zimmerman, who hit a three-run homer that proved decisive.  The Cubs were five outs from going up 2-0 against the Nats, only to get out-flipped (and –tossed).

That’s why it’s best to keep things old school.