Personally, I don’t necessarily like the whole mound celebration thing, but it doesn’t really bother me. When Joba does it, he turns away from the hitters, which shows respect. Therefore I don’t have a problem with his, at all. Some people wear it on their sleeve, and Joba’s one of those people. At least he’s not screaming TOWARDS the plate after he makes a big out, like K-Rod or Papelbon(and even that’s not a big deal).
Today, Francesa and Russo were whining about Joba doing this after he gets a 3rd out, calling it childish, Busch League, what have you. Is it me, or does Mike Francesa think that he’s the rule-writer for the Yankees and all of baseball for that matter? The guy never stops. Dog, he just doesn’t like the Yankees and looks for any little thing to whine about, when it comes to the pinstripes.
Anyway, I’m watching the Yankees pre-game right now, and Kim Jones quoted Frank Thomas as saying he didn’t mind Joba’s fist pump, because it’s been happening for years. Thomas said “if I had gotten a hit, he would not have done that”, which is definitely something Frank Thomas would say. The guy’s a class act and has a good sense of humor.
More baseball fans, and players, should have Thomas’ outlook on life–it’s just not a big deal. AT ALL
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