tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621051.post1440370574913060562..comments2011-11-11T11:09:50.726-06:00Comments on KC's Baseball Blog: To Celebrate or Not To CelebrateKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04723916403417370673noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621051.post-92085071939155288422010-06-04T17:29:18.501-05:002010-06-04T17:29:18.501-05:00I agree with myjah. In addition, to make a big de...I agree with myjah. In addition, to make a big deal of a home run that does almost nothing to bring your team into contention in a game, much less being the tying or go-ahead run(s), seems self-centered. Baseball is a team sport and that should be the focus of the players. Individual accomplishments can be discussed and appreciated at other times. Gogo needs to get that that home run did nothing for most Brewers fans.Marvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287347170241944079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621051.post-55714671797305915612010-05-24T22:07:38.647-05:002010-05-24T22:07:38.647-05:00There is a sort of "unwritten" rule in b...There is a sort of "unwritten" rule in baseball that you don't make a big show out of home runs hit when your team is down and they don't matter. Particularly if you're not a superstar player. It shows up the other team, especially the pitcher. So the reason everyone was mad about Gomez was that he was celebrating like that even though his team was still down by 13 runs in the 8th inning. I don't think fans got mad about it, but players did.<br /><br />For example--remember how Denard Span celebrated that hit that he thought was a homerun on Saturday, but then it was just a fly ball? Denard got hit by a pitch the next game. Not a coincidence. There are just "courtesy" things and manners that major leaguers are expected to abide by.<br /><br />The case is different when your team is ahead by a few runs, and your slumping star hits a home run against the team with the best record in the division (and not to mention baseball) to seal the deal--a la David Ortiz.myjahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663674071797278704noreply@blogger.com