Trending: Toronto’s love affair with Joey Bats more than skin deep
Posted October 16, 2015 2:19 pm.
Last Updated October 16, 2015 2:42 pm.
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It’s the stuff of legend … Jose Bautista defiantly flipping his bat after using it to crack the homerun that ultimately propelled the Jays past Texas to the American League Championship Series.
It was a great, dramatic moment, albeit a fleeting one. Unless of course, you commit to carrying the stirring image around with you forever.
That’s what one overzealous Jays fans has done, having the already-iconic image tattooed on his thigh.
A Toronto tattoo artist named Scoot Mason posted pics of the work in progress, and the final result, on his Instagram page.
Joey Bats himself shared the image on his own Instagram account with a caption that read: “I have heard and seen some crazy stuff in the last 24 hours but this one takes the prize home!”
The now-famous flip has also been appropriated by some Toronto businesses.
A Leslieville ice cream parlour etched a chalk drawing of Jose tossing a triple-scoop.
So how does Bautista react after all the attention and the accolades? Does he slip into a limo with tinted windows like a big-league megalomaniac after Game 5?
Nah, he just walks out of Rogers Centre and hops on his scooter like it was just another day at the office.
