How Much Is Too Much?

Joba Chamberlain struck out David Dellucci last Thursday so why are we talking about it Tuesday? Well that reason would be that Hall of Famer Goose Gossage has a problem with Chamberlain's over the top celebration after the strike out.

David Dellucci had hit a game winning home run 2 days prior to Thursday's game complete with no celebration. So after Chamberlain's display, one that included a hellacious yell and a SUPER fist pump after striking out Dellucci, some critics are wondering "How much is too much celebration?"

Goose Gossage seems to think what Joba did wasn't "Yankee" like. Here's the complete quote;
"That's just not the Yankee way, what Joba did. Let everyone else do that stuff, but not a Yankee," Gossage told The Record on Saturday. "What I don't understand is, the kid's got the greatest mentor in the world in Mariano [Rivera]. He's one of the leaders of the team, so you'd think it wouldn't happen on that team."

David Dellucci also chimed in;

"It is what it is. If he wants to yell and scream after a strikeout, I guess that's what gets him going," he said. "It's May baseball. The home run was in a much bigger situation. I didn't dance and scream."

Do you think Goose and Dellucci are too old school or is their some validity to their arguments? Personally, I'm an old school guy, even though I'm only 21. What Joba did was unneccasary and over the top. I could see maybe pulling those shenanigins off during Game 7 of the World Series but not at this point in the season.

I would also like to point out that I am not being bias and think that players like Manny Ramirez needs to stop watching his home runs and flipping his bat like an idiot. Run it out, they taught you that in Little League. Manny would have a lot more doubles had he run some of those "home-run" balls out.