Dom Brown’s Swinging Stick is Bothering More People

The response among baseball’s scouts and executives in attendance was a little different. Many of them did not like the way Brown flipped his bat, then took a turn so wide it looked as if he had entered a Jersey jughandle before making a left at first base.

Equally disturbing to some is the leftfielder’s routine after he crosses home plate. He has a ritual handshake with teammate Ryan Howard when the Phillies’ cleanup hitter scores in front of him, and he also has a martial arts-type salute in which he puts his hands together.

“Brown better watch it with that weak act he’s pulling after his home runs,” one scout said. “He’s going to tick off the wrong pitcher and wind up wearing it. There are a lot of people watching who hope it changes soon. It’s very unprofessional.”