Ranting is something that I take great caution in doing, however sometimes it's necessary. I will leave a warning that a rant isn't any good unless the author strays a bit off topic into a related but distant dimension.
In today's game of baseball are being taught to have fun and disrespect the game by doing so. Throwing bats, yelling at opposing players, etc. I'm not a fan of this in the least as I feel it degrades the quality of the game into something you would see out of a NBA game (meaning very low quality). Players need to show up to work each day, ready to play the game the right way. Not showing off after hitting a homerun, but hustling to first base just in case that ball doesn't get over the fence for a HR.
For example, in the GIF above, Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays is shown "pimping" a homerun. And sure this ball probably gets over the fence 95/100 times based on his reaction, but the 5 times that it doesn't? You look like an absolute clown who will probably be thrown out at second base when trying for a double.
MLB has tried to market this behavior as acceptable, but I don't really see anyway in which this would be allowed in the workforce. Could you imagine an employee "pimping" a sales pitch? Thinking he had made the sale and doing a crazy celebration only to find out that the client had replied, "I don't need this product." The employee should be fired on the spot for such an act. Respecting the game of baseball is something that I am very passionate about and it's beyond me how MLB could promote such terrible acts.
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