Jose Bautista bat-flipped his way into the headlines again on Wednesday night. This time his homer and bat flip came against the Atlanta Braves, and now the pitcher who gave up the homer has flipped things on Bautista with a brutal clap back. Bautista’s homer came in the eighth inning of what would be an 8-4 win for the Braves.
Barry Bonds getting hired as a special advisor to the CEO of the San Francisco Giants earlier this year was as much about Bonds getting accepted back into the Giants fold as it was him helping the players on the field this season. It’s not the end-all-be-all of Bonds worship, but it’s a good start for an organization that’s wrestled with how to celebrate Bonds’ cloudy legacy.
The No. 1 pick in the 2017 NBA draft is a whale of an asset, and it's one the Celtics plan to hold onto ... barring a godfather offer.