Weekend Bat-Flip Coverage: Jose Constanza
Jose Constanza just hit a two-run single. Was the resulting bat flip a celebration of this feat, or was it an unsuccessful product of him trying to fling his bat into the stands — giving an adoring fan a memento? We may never know.
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The next frame shows Brian McCann stopping him before he gets to first, right?
This hasn’t gotten old.
If only the Braves would do things the right way, which is of course purposefully hitting a player on the other team with a fastball and then claiming with a wry grin that it was an accident.
I think if you choose to take Jose Constanza seriously, the joke’s on you.