Celebrate the playoff clinch?

[Winning_Season]

I say No! 

A little bit more of a celebration beyond the standard handshake line after a win is fine. But no dogpile, no champagne in the locker room, and no wearing gear (not sure if the team has a choice about that for $$ reasons).

This team is in position to win the division, keep the eye on the prize and lets have a big celebration when that happens.

 

[Pat Kelly]

It will be reserved.  First step, division title is the prize. 

[Malike]

The Braves celebrated the playoff clinch even when the division was no doubt theirs. It's what teams do.

[Sports Guy]

1 minute ago, Malike said:

The Braves celebrated the playoff clinch even when the division was no doubt theirs. It's what teams do.

And this team lost 110 games 2 years ago.

[deward]

4 hours ago, Winning_Season said:

I say No! 

A little bit more of a celebration beyond the standard handshake line after a win is fine. But no dogpile, no champagne in the locker room, and no wearing gear (not sure if the team has a choice about that for $$ reasons).

This team is in position to win the division, keep the eye on the prize and lets have a big celebration when that happens.

 

I disagree. Life is short, nothing is promised. Celebrate wins when you can get them, and making the post-season is very much a win.

[Mooreisbetter27]

I enjoyed the celebration and was happy to see it. They will celebrate and get right back to baseball, that’s how this team does it.

[Uli2001]

As long as this will not impact tomorrow's game. I am divided here, it's a significant accomplishment to make the playoffs for the first time in 7 years (more like 9 years because 2016 was a play-in game). But on the other hand, there's a division to be won. As I said, if this celebration affects the team tomorrow, it was a mistake.

[vab]

As hard as they have worked to get here, you better believe they're going to celebrate. Hopefully 4 more to come. 

[Fiver6565]

Of course they should celebrate and it’s ridiculous to suggest they shouldn’t. I don’t know what people’s problem is sometimes, like they just refuse to be happy with anything short of the World Series. To each their own bit I had a blast watching those players have a blast in the locker room. A very much earned celebration. 
 

You can acknowledge AND CELEBRATE this as a huge moment for the team and franchise, and also acknowledge that there is work to do. You can do both, it’s OK. And if they lose in Houston tomorrow, it will be because Houston is a good team, not because they took an extra hour after the game to douse each other in champagne. 

[Jagwar]

Why can't there be more than one celebration?

[Malike]

3 minutes ago, Jagwar said:

Why can't there be more than one celebration?

Atlanta had two, don't we want to emulate the Braves?

Edited September 17, 2023 by Malike

[Jagwar]

1 minute ago, Malike said:

Atlanta had two, don't we want to emulate the Braves?

I want the FINAL celebration of 2023 

[O's84]

This team has been so consistent this year.  I'm not worried about a celebration derailing their division chances.

[Oriole1940]

Our guys have certainly earned the right to celebrate after the super season they are concluding, after almost no one expected it from them.   I would expect champagne + if I were in their shoes.  Their own upper management did not even bolster the team at the trade deadline like they should have, since they were showing exceptional grit in their  work on the field at that time.  They are adults and as such the burden is on them  to celebrate within restraints.  If they do not win another game this season, they already have had a season to remember.  

[Too Tall]

Few players on this roster have EVER been to the playoffs. Damn straight they are going to celebrate and they should. Any team that can win like they did today, is adult enough to compartmentalize today and tomorrow.