Boston Red Sox 2018 World Series: 3 Dodgers we're gonna love to hate

Boston Red Sox 2018 World Series: 3 Dodgers we’re gonna love to hate

By Sam Minton | Oct 22, 2018

MILWAUKEE, WI - OCTOBER 19: Manny Machado #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after striking out against Corey Knebel #46 of the Milwaukee Brewers during the fifth inning in Game Six of the National League Championship Series at Miller Park on October 19, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

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MILWAUKEE, WI – OCTOBER 20: Yasiel Puig #66 (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

2. Yasiel Puig

If you think that players should jog around the bases showing no emotion after hitting a home run you probably hate Yasiel Puig. The LA outfielder is one of the most flamboyant and expressive players in the entire MLB. The man has done bat flips for pop flies!

Now I’m perfectly fine with players showing emotion. The game needs it. If you hit a home run in the postseason you deserve to flip the bat and give a fist pump, but if Puig is strolling around Fenway Park like Kirk Gibson, fans won’t be pleased.

Puig is having a pretty solid postseason for the Dodgers. He has a batting average over .300 and has a home run and 4 RBIs.

Hopefully, the Red Sox pitching staff won’t give him a chance to celebrate. In the NLCS, Puig struck out 6 times. You can’t do a bat flip if you’re headed back to the bench.

I wouldn’t put Puig on the level of Machado, but if he goes crazy after a home run he will shoot up Red Sox fan’s most hated player’s list.

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