I like my rock. It's cool and dark and they know me here. As for Yan's strikeout celebration, I'm fine with it but it does seem over the top. Not showboaty, just excessive celebration. I don't wish him any ill will but as others have mentioned he should be in position to make a just-in-case play/backup a throw. Hard to do do that when he's practicing his gymnastics.
I'm surprised I've yet to see this mentioned but Craig Yolo's first pitch to Brett Baty in the top of the 7th (Yan pitched the bottom of the 6th) was VERY inside and hip high. Exactly where one would throw a purpose pitch. Gary Cohen was in conversation about something else at that moment so it passed without comment.
I certainly don't consider myself part of the fun police...I generally don't mind the bat flips or the celebrations when you actually do something worth celebrating.
But this guy just seems SOOOO "extra" as the kids say. It's just too much too often for a strikeout. Fernando Rodney did his bow and arrow after he got a save. Guys do bat flips when they hit a homer or a walkoff or something. Yan jumping up like that after a strikeout is the equivalent of a batter bat-flipping when they dribble a seeing-eye single between second and short.
If he did this for a save, fine. But for a single strikeout? Come on, man. It's WAY over the top for me. And I can guarantee you he wouldn't be doing this for long if pitchers still had to hit. Ha!
Not a fan of over-the-top celebrations like this, unless it's the last out of a playoff game, a walk-off HR, etc. Some fans are going to like it, some won't.
But opposing teams won't care about his backstory, and they certainly won't like it. Would not surprise me one bit if a batter "accidentally" lets go of the bat in his direction, or starts a brawl. Yan is definitely lucky pitchers don't come to bat in the NL anymore...
Full-on cringed when I saw how he landed in that video. It reminds me a lot of how Kevin Garnett used to block shots after the whistle; I always get worried about injury when someone does something like that. My guy, a celebration that doesn't torque your knee might be a better choice here!
Tony Allen famously tore his ACL on a meaningless after-whistle dunk attempt during a regular season game (and he also missed the dunk, which is the most Tony Allen thing ever).
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Worst case scenario on Jefry Yan (with no injuries, I’ll never wish for that): bases loaded, two outs, bottom of the 9th, he strikes him out so he does his jump split, but it was a passed ball so he’s incapable of covering home plate, run scores game over
I like my rock. It's cool and dark and they know me here. As for Yan's strikeout celebration, I'm fine with it but it does seem over the top. Not showboaty, just excessive celebration. I don't wish him any ill will but as others have mentioned he should be in position to make a just-in-case play/backup a throw. Hard to do do that when he's practicing his gymnastics.
Maybe the 99 belt is a tribute to that other famed leaping Met reliever Turk Wendell
I'm surprised I've yet to see this mentioned but Craig Yolo's first pitch to Brett Baty in the top of the 7th (Yan pitched the bottom of the 6th) was VERY inside and hip high. Exactly where one would throw a purpose pitch. Gary Cohen was in conversation about something else at that moment so it passed without comment.
That didn't take long.
I certainly don't consider myself part of the fun police...I generally don't mind the bat flips or the celebrations when you actually do something worth celebrating.
But this guy just seems SOOOO "extra" as the kids say. It's just too much too often for a strikeout. Fernando Rodney did his bow and arrow after he got a save. Guys do bat flips when they hit a homer or a walkoff or something. Yan jumping up like that after a strikeout is the equivalent of a batter bat-flipping when they dribble a seeing-eye single between second and short.
If he did this for a save, fine. But for a single strikeout? Come on, man. It's WAY over the top for me. And I can guarantee you he wouldn't be doing this for long if pitchers still had to hit. Ha!
I supported your old site, but this is just not of interest to me. Good luck Paul.
Yan's dance seems like it's personal to him, and sports in general needs more fun and less posturing. I'm all for it.
To paraphrase Justice Potter Stewart… I can’t define ’over-the top’ baseball celebrations, but I know one when I see it.
I’m in favor of having fun, bat flips, silly dugout homer routines, not a big deal. But this feels a bit much.
Not a fan of over-the-top celebrations like this, unless it's the last out of a playoff game, a walk-off HR, etc. Some fans are going to like it, some won't.
But opposing teams won't care about his backstory, and they certainly won't like it. Would not surprise me one bit if a batter "accidentally" lets go of the bat in his direction, or starts a brawl. Yan is definitely lucky pitchers don't come to bat in the NL anymore...
Full-on cringed when I saw how he landed in that video. It reminds me a lot of how Kevin Garnett used to block shots after the whistle; I always get worried about injury when someone does something like that. My guy, a celebration that doesn't torque your knee might be a better choice here!
Tony Allen famously tore his ACL on a meaningless after-whistle dunk attempt during a regular season game (and he also missed the dunk, which is the most Tony Allen thing ever).
Happy to see you’ve green-lit yourself! Your pricing structure is of course your prerogative, but I hope there’s a discount for UW&IC combo subscribers
Worst case scenario on Jefry Yan (with no injuries, I’ll never wish for that): bases loaded, two outs, bottom of the 9th, he strikes him out so he does his jump split, but it was a passed ball so he’s incapable of covering home plate, run scores game over
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