Does the Jose Bautista bat flip bother you?

It is hot

It depends on the situation.

Watching Pujols admire a homerun when his team was down 9-1 made me hate him just a little more than I already did, but in a big situation, go for it.

I think it's dumb. Especially for a guy who probably hits 30+ a year.

Act like you've been there before

Not at all. I always laugh at baseball fans who think someone deserves retribution for something like that, especially a shot in the face that could have been a Kermit Washington/Rudy T situation.

I don't give a crap about a player flipping a bat. I yell at the TV and call him all sorts of names to make fun of him for being a douche, but otherwise I don't care one way or the other.

You have to take last night into context. The Braves were pissed about 8 hit batsmen over the course of 2.5 games in addition to the Jays pussies complaining and yelling at Dansby for dropping the line drive and turning two, and the other pussy for crying about getting quick pitched.

If McCann was in the mix, then I would say just get over yourself b/c he has a history of being the written rules of baseball Sergeant at Arms, but last night was different.

It doesn't bother me, I would have been talking shite to him and pointing to the scoreboard though if I were an infielder for the Braves.

The weirdest thing about being a casual/new baseball fan (after never playing the sport growing up) is all the little unwritten rules that people get pseudo-outraged about.

Personally I think it makes things more fun.

I wouldn't mind every one of our pitchers get thrown out tonight by throwing at him each time he is at the plate. Not because of the bat flip. I just like a good brawl.

The douchey stare after hitting the HR is what pisses people off not the bat flip. Manny Ramirez pimped his HRs too but he never showed up the pitcher. He just dropped his bat, stood still at home plate for a few seconds to admire the shot, and then trotted around the bases. That's how you celebrate a home run.