Will MLB commish Rob Manfred, upon viewing the episode, be pleased? Impressed by this player’s behavior as fulfilling his own pandering plan to infuse MLB with “fun”?
Georgia Bulldogs infielder Tre Phelps (1) gets a hit.
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While it’s Sunday and I wouldn’t want to interrupt Commissioner Manfred from his well-deserved day of rest following an exhausting week of doing absolutely nothing to improve the badly diminished state of MLB, I wonder if he has a minute to check out a YouTube video.
Last Sunday in an NCAA baseball tournament game televised on ESPN, Georgia third baseman Tre Phelps hit a home run to give UGA the lead over Liberty.
Before he finally reached home to exchange elaborate, rehearsed, long-form handshake nonsense with teammates, he did the following:
He stood near home plate and posed so long that the home plate ump told him to move along.