PHILADELPHIA — Marcell Ozuna and Ronald Acuña Jr. might need ruffled some feathers in Philadelphia this week once they flapped their arms throughout house run trots - a nod to giving the ball “wings” on the lengthy balls - however not a lot within the Phillies’ clubhouse.

The Phillies, in any case, have spiked bats on house runs and make juggling motions with their palms - as if they've huge, properly, you already know - on every huge hit.

Manager Rob Thomson is a bit old-school in his philosophy however he prefers that gamers, because the saying goes, act like they’ve been there earlier than once they have a good time. Without singling out the Braves‘ exuberant home run hitters, the second-year manager said he understood players were bound to get excited but didn’t essentially must showboat their manner across the bases.

Thomson appeared on a Philadelphia sports radio station Wednesday and mentioned “I like our guys to act like they’ve been there before,” which was perceived as a shot on the Braves. Thomson mentioned from the dugout hours earlier than the Phillies and Braves have been set to wrap a four-game collection that he simply said his private philosophy.

No onerous emotions, Atlanta. Honest.

“That was nothing to do with the Atlanta Braves and what Ronald does, or Ozuna,” Thomson mentioned. “They can do what they want. I can’t control that. I just mentioned that I preferred people act like they’d been there. I wasn’t trying to start a controversy or anything like that.”

PHOTOS: Phillies supervisor Rob Thomson says the Braves 'can do what they need' when celebrating homers

Thomson additionally famous that the times of a pitcher sticking a fastball in a batter’s ribs as a result of there was a notion of being proven up are lengthy gone.

“It’s a different game now,” Thomson mentioned. “I think most players, like myself, respect the other players so much that they understand they can ruin someone’s career.”

Acuña and Ozuna have helped the Braves fly to one of the best document in baseball, and Atlanta can clinch its sixth straight NL East title with a win Wednesday.

Baseball celebrations have blown up in inventive and entertaining methods over time. The days of the Bash Brothers’ forearm bumps appear as antiquated as full video games.

In Pittsburgh, they swashbuckle. In Minnesota, they fish. In Miami, they drape themselves in bling. In Seattle, they don a tricked-out Darth Vader helmet and brandish a trident. In Washington, they actually wig out. In Arizona, they wrap themselves in leather-based.

And in Atlanta, they flap - prefer it or not.

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