Celebrations?

Jagger · 10-13-2012, 12:31 PM

Anybody else tired of the locker room champagne celebrations??

They are so totally unspontaneous and unreal. It is like watching a TV sitcom. You do this and you do that which just feels like a performance for the cameras rather than a true celebration. It all feels false.

Oh well, needed to get that off my chest.

cephasjames · 10-13-2012, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Jagger

Anybody else tired of the locker room champagne celebrations??

They are so totally unspontaneous and unreal. It is like watching a TV sitcom. You do this and you do that which just feels like a performance for the cameras rather than a true celebration. It all feels false.

Oh well, needed to get that off my chest.

Baltimore fan?

I have never seen anyone in one of those celebrations look disingenuous or as if they were performing. Are the celebrations staged/planned? Yes. They 'need' to be in order to make clean up easier. Does everybody pretty much do the same thing? Yes. Unless you're a Yankee, you're not going to get to do it very often so might as well have fun with it.

Déjà Bru · 10-13-2012, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by cephasjames

I have never seen anyone in one of those celebrations look disingenuous or as if they were performing. Are the celebrations staged/planned? Yes. They 'need' to be in order to make clean up easier. Does everybody pretty much do the same thing? Yes. Unless you're a Yankee, you're not going to get to do it very often so might as well have fun with it.

I kind of agree with this. Yes, everything is staged; the champagne is ready (as well as the goggles and towels), the "XXXX [insert title] Champions" hats and shirts are always ready (which never fails to amaze me), but the joy of the players' celebration never seems artificial to me. Not even Yankees joy.

outrider64 · 10-13-2012, 05:06 PM

I find it weird that these celebrations only take place in baseball after each round of the playoffs, or clinching a playoff spot. None of the other major sports teams do this until a champion is crowned.

Maybe it's the fact that only a small percentage of teams get to play postseason ball, but it does seem ridiculous to celebrate, when nothing has been won yet really.

That being said, hopefully the Tigers have 2 more of these festivities left in them..lol

Can't wait for Tuesday night, I have tickets to the game and Verlander is on the mound!

10-13-2012, 12:31 PM	#1
Jagger Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 308	Celebrations? Anybody else tired of the locker room champagne celebrations?? They are so totally unspontaneous and unreal. It is like watching a TV sitcom. You do this and you do that which just feels like a performance for the cameras rather than a true celebration. It all feels false. Oh well, needed to get that off my chest.

10-13-2012, 05:06 PM	#4
outrider64 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In The Bleachers Posts: 421	I find it weird that these celebrations only take place in baseball after each round of the playoffs, or clinching a playoff spot. None of the other major sports teams do this until a champion is crowned. Maybe it's the fact that only a small percentage of teams get to play postseason ball, but it does seem ridiculous to celebrate, when nothing has been won yet really. That being said, hopefully the Tigers have 2 more of these festivities left in them..lol Can't wait for Tuesday night, I have tickets to the game and Verlander is on the mound!