Jose Bautista bat flip draws attention of Cubs' Rizzo
Outfielder's epic move gets emulated at Chicago practice
Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista's seventh-inning heroism in Wednesday night's do or die Game 5 of the American League Division Series against the Texas Rangers proved to be the decisive play of Toronto's post-season run so far.
The emphatic bat flip that followed has caused a bit of a stir in the baseball world.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BatFlip?src=hash">#BatFlip</a> forever on loop. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OwnOctober?src=hash">#OwnOctober</a> <a href="https://t.co/bGMRSvGVwL">https://t.co/bGMRSvGVwL</a>
—@MLBChicago Cubs infielder Anthony Rizzo even took to imitating the epic move in Thursday's batting practice, which may come in handy when his team begins the National League Championship Series on Saturday.
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Okay, maybe not. Either way, "Tony Bats" appears to be having fun.
Unlike a certain Texas Rangers pitcher — we're looking at you, Sam Dyson.
Sam Dyson on The Flip: (1/2): “Jose needs to calm that down, just kind of respect the game a little more. He’s a huge role model for ..."
—@barrysvrlugaDyson (2/3): "the younger generation that’s coming up playing this game, and I mean he’s doing stuff that kids do in Wiffle ball games ...
—@barrysvrlugaDyson (3/3): " ... and backyard baseball. It shouldn’t be done.”
—@barrysvrluga