MLB to ban certain hazing per new CBA

[LittleHurt05]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BBO...-12-12-22-02-29

[Quin]

MLB Vice President Paul Mifsud said Monday the new rules resulted partly "in light of social media, which in our view sort of unfortunately publicized a lot of the dressing up of the players ... those kind of things which in our view were insensitive and potentially offensive to a number of groups."

 

"Although it hasn't happened, you could sort of see how like someone might even dress up in black face and say, 'Oh, no, we were just dressing up,'" Mifsud said. "We've also understood that a number of players have complained about it."

 

I see no issue with this. They've banned dressing up as women to avoid demeaning women.

 

They can still be dressed up as superheroes and forced to grab coffee, lug snacks around. Harmless stuff.

 

But requiring players "to consume alcoholic beverages or any other kind of drug, or requiring the ingestion of an undesirable or unwanted substance (food, drink, concoction)" is banned under the new collective bargaining agreement.

 

"The purpose of this policy is not to prohibit all traditions regarding rookies or players," the new policy states, "but rather to prohibit conduct that may cause players physical anguish or harm, may be offensive to some players, club staff or fans, or are distracting to the operation of the club or MLB."

[Dick Allen]

Does seem harmless, but what they are allowing is still hazing. Drop it all. What's the point ?

[bmags]

I'd like to see what these negotiations were like.

[Panerista]

Does seem harmless, but what they are allowing is still hazing. Drop it all. What's the point ?

We agree. They're professional baseball players. Real-world Professionals shouldn't be subject to hazing.

[ptatc]

We agree. They're professional baseball players. Real-world Professionals shouldn't be subject to hazing.

All professional sports teams have hazing of one type or another. It's part of the culture and is usually very funny.

[Panerista]

All professional sports teams have hazing of one type or another. It's part of the culture and is usually very funny.

And completely unnecessary.

[Bob Sacamano]

And completely unnecessary.

 

Apparently MLB doesn't think so if they're only banning a certain thing about it.

[ptatc]

And completely unnecessary.

Doesn't change the fact that it exists and always will.

 

There is a great deal of professional jealously when a player who hasn't proven anything in professional sports is making 5 times the amount of money as players who are in the sport. It's not as bad in baseball as the rookies have usually put time in the minors at least. These are usually the fun ones. It gets bad sometimes in football where the 1st round picks have the huge contracts with no time in professional sports.