OAKLAND — In a sign of the times, the MLB Network dedicated an entire show last week to the top 50 bat flips of all-time.
“I did not make the list,” Matt Williams cracked during A’s FanFest action this weekend. “I can say I’m dubiously proud of that.”
No, the new A’s third base coach will never make a list for showboating after a home run. Williams, best known for his Giants days, hit 378 career long balls and was famous for his no-nonsense trot.
Sports Illustrated once described it this way: “When Williams hits one, he lowers his head apologetically and steams off for first as if he were trying to beat out an infield hit.