“In that moment in Detroit, I was still that angry baseball dork that was like, ‘What are you guys doing? The baseball gods aren’t going to like this.’ ”ADADThe conga line was a continuation of the clubhouse’s unusually festive atmosphere before the game. When new players were acquired later that summer, Doolittle said he couldn’t wait to introduce them to the team’s celebrations, which typically involved a dance circle. “It just got everybody to let their guard down, let their personality come out and have some fun,” Doolittle said. The ‘Soto Shuffle’ kind of really pushes the limit on that because when he’s doing the shuffle, he’s looking right at the pitcher and he’s making eye contact with him.

Source: Washington Post May 06, 2020 15:45 UTC