I am all for players celebrating, jumping around, bat flipping, even flipping the bird to opponents if they feel the need. If you want to act like Kenny Powers on the mound then I encourage you to do just that. Take Max Muncy for example, who did not appreciate Madison Bumgarner telling him to “don’t watch the ball” after Muncy took him yard a couple weeks ago.

Madison Bumgarner: “Don’t watch the ball, you run.”

Max Muncy: “If you don’t want me to watch the ball, you can get it out of the ocean.” 😯

(via @SportsNetLA)pic.twitter.com/i1gfhIgl8R

— Bleacher Report MLB (@BR_MLB) June 9, 2019

I love it. Baseball needs more of this stuff. Which brings us to Marcus Stroman, who I personally love. The guy gets under everyone’s skin, is a bonafide stud major league pitcher at 5’8″, and oh he can spit bars too.

Marcus Stroman likes to get fired up, yell on the mound, and generally make wild hand gestures like an Italian girlfriend, but Dennis Eckersley was NOT a fan of Stroman’s celebrations on the mound on Sunday.

Give us Stroman pls pic.twitter.com/YoiWI3GIkh

— Coco steph (@stephtbh) June 23, 2019

That’s not Dennis Eckersley calling Stroman’s celebrations “tired,” is it?

“He was aggressive and animated on the mound, and he was known for his intimidating stare and pumping his fist after a strikeout. “https://t.co/Cu6cA6k49A

Somewhere a pot is screaming at a kettle. pic.twitter.com/BbYKfT78Qj

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) June 23, 2019

Does he sound like he’s trying to go Super Saiyan on the mound while up 5 runs in the 6th inning? Yes he does, but whatever. If I’m a player I just quietly bide my time until Stroman’s next start comes around and I hit one of his hanging curves onto Landsdowne.

And I love Eck, he’s one of my favorite people in America. I vehemently defended him in the David Price debacle, hell we even made YUCK t-shirts in his honor. However, Marcus Stroman clapped back on Twitter with the perfect response and unfortunately I think Eck has to just take the L and move on here.

Hypocrite. https://t.co/XqyTUzuXDN

— Marcus Stroman (@MStrooo6) June 23, 2019