On Thursday night, with the Mets trailing the Phillies 8-6 in the bottom of the 11th inning, shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera not only hit an epic walk-off three run homer, he also had a bat flip for the ages:
Chills. #Walkoffhttps://t.co/NuuNjovPM2 pic.twitter.com/Ntsbicef6b
— New York Mets (@Mets) September 23, 2016
It was very reminiscent of another pretty epic bat flip we saw just last postseason.
With the National League Division Series between the Mets and the Dodgers tied at one game apiece, outfielder Yoenis Cespedes hit a monster three-run bomb to blow Game 3 wide open for the Amazins.
So it begs the question, which bat flip was better?
For me, it may be recency bias, it may be the utter celebration involved, but Cabrera wins this Bat Flip Battle in my mind. While Cespedes’ flip was in the NLDS, Cabrera’s was a game-winner in a game the Mets absolutely had to have.
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