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dustyanddaflames · 02-11-2011, 08:44 AM

I think the simple fact that baseball players are allowed to be seen with tins of chaw in their back pockets speaks volumes that MLB doesn't feel it is harming their product.

You wanna ban it from their pant pocket - go ahead. I am not sure it would cause a ruckus, but these guys are grown men - they legally can make the choice to chew or not, and don't need anyone telling them what to do. They know the facts, just as you or I know the facts - yet some continue to do it. It isn't performance enhancing steroids, it isn't marijuana or cocaine - and until this stuff is banned from over the counter purchasing - I say do as you please.

02-11-2011, 08:44 AM	#27
dustyanddaflames Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Aug 2002 Exp:	I think the simple fact that baseball players are allowed to be seen with tins of chaw in their back pockets speaks volumes that MLB doesn't feel it is harming their product. You wanna ban it from their pant pocket - go ahead. I am not sure it would cause a ruckus, but these guys are grown men - they legally can make the choice to chew or not, and don't need anyone telling them what to do. They know the facts, just as you or I know the facts - yet some continue to do it. It isn't performance enhancing steroids, it isn't marijuana or cocaine - and until this stuff is banned from over the counter purchasing - I say do as you please.