Washington player ejected for “excessive celebration”

On February 20th, the Washington Huskies baseball faced the Santa Clara Broncos. Both teams have been going back and forth in this series. The Broncos were on top at first, 2-0 in the bottom of the first, but the Huskies answered back quickly to tie the game going into the fourth. The Huskies were down 6-2, but in the 5th and 6th inning, the Huskies answered. In the top of the 6th, Will Simpson tattooed the game-tying home run. Simpson bat-flipped and celebrated with his team like normal; I mean, hitting the game-tying home run to put your team back into the game comes with tons of emotions. After his celebration, the umpire later threw out Will Simpson, and head coach Jason Kelly is now suspended for three games for the idea of “Excessive Celebration,” this video went viral and is currently all over every social media site. (video link is down below)

This idea of ” bat flipping” has been conversational to the older generation with this new generation of baseball. The celebration has become part of the game, being able to celebrate after a game-tying home run and pitchers being able to celebrate after a strikeout; it has become such an issue between generations. Will this older generation of baseball be able to accept the new generation's ideas of celebration? Why must a player be suspended for having fun with the game? LET THE KIDS PLAY!