A reminder: Home runs are awesome and should be celebrated as such.
And so if you want to take your time running the bases or giving a special high five or whatever, that should be a good thing.
In the case of this Marcell Ozuna home run and subsequent celebration, the Philadelphia Phillies’ radio booth didn’t agree. After the Atlanta Braves slugger hit one out on Thursday, he did a little low-five celebration with beloved third base coach Ron Washington. It is VERY worth noting that Washington does this type of celebration with everyone on the Braves, so it’s not extra or anything.
Yet, the Phillies announcers were not amused: “They’re going to stop in the middle of the third base line … that’s a joke. Ron Washington, that’s just not professional. Stopping in the middle of the third base line so they can do a little hand dance.”
Check it out, along with reaction:
The Phillies radio call of Marcell Ozuna's home run is the greatest thing I've ever heard in my life. pic.twitter.com/6OFW6FaPvc
— Baseball GIFs (@gifs_baseball) June 23, 2023
(Hand) Dancing on my Own – Ron Washington pic.twitter.com/ENaxhTF9as
— Blooper (@BlooperBraves) June 23, 2023
"If you don't like it, play better." – Ron Washington https://t.co/wSoWRnQFe5 pic.twitter.com/hSO1hGG85i
— Phillip (@galagachamp) June 23, 2023
hand dance pic.twitter.com/X0l7dchyAa
— Mike Chopowski (@MikeChopowski) June 23, 2023
If you don’t want to see the little hand dance, I would simply not give up long bombs. https://t.co/zmuHZi8P19
— Jason Foster (@ByJasonFoster) June 23, 2023
Next Braves T-Shirt: Hand Dance
pic.twitter.com/a6oKW7W0oM— Colin Hubbard (@ColinHubbard22) June 23, 2023