A Children's Treasury Of Men Getting Blasted In The Face With Champagne

Grown men who play professional baseball like to celebrate momentous victories by furiously shaking bottles of Champagne and spraying other grown men in the face. It's such a rich tradition that we've made a happy little gallery. Enjoy!

2009: Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees. [ New York Daily News]

2009: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. [Reuters, via Yahoo! News]

2009: Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals [Reuters, via Yahoo! News]

2008: Tampa Bay Rays [Getty, via ESPN]

2008: B.J. Upton, Tampa Bay Rays [Reuters, via Boston Globe]

2008: Chicago Cubs [ Sporting News]

2008: Los Angeles Dodgers [AP, via SI.com]

2008: Philadelphia Phillies [ Ump Bump]

2008: Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers [ The Fightins]

2008: David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox [ Boston Herald]

2007: David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox [ Boston Globe]

2007: Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia Phillies [ Flyers Fieldhouse]

2007: Jonathan Papelbon, Boston Red Sox [ Lard Lad's Flickr account]

2007: TV reporter Jade McCarthy, Philadelphia Phillies [ The Fightins]

2007: Arizona Diamondbacks [ tep.imagen's Flickr account]

2007: Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees [ Flyers Fieldhouse]

2005: Ozzie Guillen, Chicago White Sox [ sscornelius' Flickr account]

1990: Rob Dibble, Cincinnati Reds [ Cincinnati Enquirer]

1977: Tommy Lasorda, Los Angeles Dodgers [ Blue Heaven]

1972: Ken Forsch, Houston Astros [Houston Astros, via Astros Daily]

1969: Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman, New York Mets [ Collect Sports]

1969: New York Mayor John Lindsay, New York Mets [ New York Observer]

1963: Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers [ Blue Heaven]