BaseballFormer Mets Outfielder Cliff Floyd Defeats Cal Ripken Jr in Bottle Flipping Challenge at MLB All-Star Fan Fest by Gregg Snyder July 17, 2018 Every year there seems to be a unique, smirky activity that takes place during MLB All-Star Fan Fest. This week, in Washington D.C., former Major League Baseball stars Cliff Floyd and Cal Ripken, Jr. played a little friendly competition sponsored by Snapple, the Official Tea and Juice Drink of Major League Baseball.The two former players competed in a bottle flipping competition.Bottle flipping has become a favorite time killing activity of youngsters, most of the time using plastic water bottles. Floyd and Ripken used plastic Snapple bottles and were charged with flipping them into a baseball field inspired game board.The object of the competition was for the athletes to test their accuracy skills by successfully landing plastic Snapple bottles upright onto the board to complete the Snapple “flavor cycle” consisting of Snapple Lemon Tea (first base), Kiwi Strawberry (second base), Mango Tea (third base), and Peach Tea (home plate).Former MLB All-Star and Mets outfielder, Cliff Floyd, was crowned Snapple’s “Flip for Flavor” champion in the first-ever Snapple All-Star Bottle Flip Challenge. Floyd accurately hit all four fruit bases on the game board and was presented with a custom designed Peach Tea Snapple bottle trophy.“What a great way to celebrate baseball, Snapple’s Major League Baseball partnership and the excitement we feel around the Midsummer Classic,” said Floyd. “The playing days might be over but Cal and I love to compete, and we had a great time flipping those bottles. I enjoyed some great moments on the field, won a World Series, but I’m the Snapple Flip for Flavor champ and now that’s in the bio!”Currently an analyst on MLB Network, Floyd played for the New York Mets from 2003-2006. Throughout his 17-year career, Floyd hit 233 home runs as an outfielder and first baseman. Post Views: 1,263The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest PostsGregg SnyderLatest posts by Gregg Snyder (see all) ITZ Staff Makes Super Bowl LV Predictions. Which team wins? Who is MVP? - February 5, 2021 Jets And Nike Create New Jersey High School Girls Flag Football League - February 3, 2021 NJ Sports Photographer, Lauren Guillen, Raising Funds For Local Youth Holiday Gifts - December 11, 2020 President Trump Awards Lou Holtz With Medal of Freedom - December 3, 2020 Related TopicsBaseballbottle flippingCal Ripken JrCliff FloydMLB All Star GameMLB Fan FestSnapple Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.Newsletter SubscriptionCan't Miss Posts! Fighting Words: Bellator is Giving Hardy the Credit She Deserves by Kristine Haugsjaa | posted on October 20, 2017 Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Women in Sports: Ariel Epstein, On-Air Host at SportsGrid (VIDEO) by Anthony Paradiso | posted on March 12, 2021 MetLife Stadium to host Army-Navy Game in 2021 by Kelly Lynn | posted on August 23, 2017 The Story of the NHL’s First Armenian, Zach Bogosian and His Biggest Fan by Anthony Paradiso | posted on September 12, 2020More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video)On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video)On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video)On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video)On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... New York Moment – The Flip Boulders slip to 4th place after dropping series at Quebec