Would Blue Jays’ Jose Bautista approve of this Korean league bat flip?
This is a clip of a Jung Hoon of the Lotte Giants hitting a home run during a Korean Baseball Organization game earlier this season, and of Hoon flipping his bat.
As bat flips go, was it as outrageous as Jose Bautista vs. the Texas Rangers in Game 5 of the American League Division Series?
I’d like to hear Dusty Baker and Pedro Martinez weigh in on it.
I’m also certain that if the Korean League had unwritten rules like Major League Baseball, Jung Hoon would be going down hard, more than once, when the Lotte Giants play the team in the white uniforms during spring training next year.
But bat flips are accepted in the Korean league, as far as I know. I’m not sure where they stand on guys scratching themselves in the on-deck circle.
I also believe ESPN should hire the Korean baseball announcer who calls Jung Hoon’s home run in the clip — and then the next time Kyle Schwarber of the Cubs blasts one on top of the videoboard, the Korean announcer should be the one to call it on “SportsCenter.”
Las Vegas Review-Journal sports columnist Ron Kantowski can be reached at rkantowski@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0352. Follow him on Twitter: @ronkantowski