Top 25 Baseball Stories of the Decade — No. 21: Bat-flippers win battle over unwritten rules By Craig CalcaterraDec 18, 2019, 8:52 AM EST 6 Comments Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Once upon a time flipping a bat was an act of defiance. Now it's part of MLB's marketing campaign. [more]