Francisco Cervelli's response to the dugout silent treatment? Bowling with his batting helmet
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With less than two weeks left in the season, Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli reached a significant milestone: He hit his first home run of the season, a solo shot to right field during Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Brewers. And, much like with anyone's first home run of the year, there was much rejoicing:
Given that this was Cervelli's first dinger in 97 games, he was greeted with the ol' silent treatment in the dugout, as has been the custom since ancient times. Rather than respond with a sheepish grin or the ever-reliable Imaginary Friend High Fives, Cervelli had a better idea. What better way to make use of your newfound dugout space, after all, than to do some bowling:
Pretty good technique, although he still has some things to learn from Mookie Betts. As do we all.