Yankees sold out

[NYShoreGuy]

 

[shu09]

Disgraceful. Have we lost all standards in this world?

 

[PF58]

Disgraceful. Have we lost all standards in this world?

now that's funny

 

[Seton75]

lol.

 

[Fatpirate21]

Thank God, everyone in my generation has been asking for this for years. Players play better when they feel better. Players feel better when they can do what they want with their looks, in my opinion. Sucks that the tradition is gone, but it was long overdo.

 

[hallgrad80]

And some player will challenge what constitutes a “ well groomed beard “ and we might even get the courts involved.

 

[donnie_baseball]

Thank God, everyone in my generation has been asking for this for years. Players play better when they feel better. Players feel better when they can do what they want with their looks, in my opinion. Sucks that the tradition is gone, but it was long overdo.

Really? I was a Yankee fan for 40 years, and aside from a famous Steinbrenner-Mattingly dustup over his mullet in the mid-1980s, I haven't given it another thought. Once in awhile, I'll watch a random MLB game and laugh at the pitcher sporting a beard reminiscent of the abolitionist John Brown. There's a lot to be said for tradition - and granted, this one was insignificant - and I'm always happy when an organization bucks the whims of a generation bent on breaking tradition.

 

[Piratz]

Ah, the constant evolution of fashion and grooming over centuries gets another storied chapter with a professional baseball team, LOL!!

Were they the only organization in professional sports that had this for all these years? Never noticed any others.

 

[HALL85]

WGAS…who is obsessed with facial hair?

Players flashing fashion (hair, jewelry, tattoos, etc) to market themselves,.

 

[HallLine69]

Thus the Yankees exit the 19th century and boldy advance into the 20th. Only a hundred year or so years behind now.

 

[shu67]

There are guys who in my opinion look so bad with unruly overgrown facial or head hair that they are totally unprofessional.

 

[catholicman]

When your employer pays you millions to play a game which is a form of entertainment , they should have a say about your facial hair, grooming, length of hair etc. Players that don't like it can sign with another team.

 

[Seton75]

When your employer pays you millions to play a game which is a form of entertainment , they should have a say about your facial hair, grooming, length of hair etc. Players that don't like it can sign with another team.

hank had that right. and i assume he ceded it for a reason.

 

[Seton75]

i know guys who work at technival jobs at huge banks and they look like they are in z z top

 

[Piratz]

i know guys who work at technival jobs at huge banks and they look like they are in z z top

Look at the VP of the country. Lincoln could not have played baseball for the Yankees.

George instituted this standard and many others as he enjoyed the micromanaging. Remember the controversy with Mattingly over it and longer hair? And they did always allow mustaches so I mean, idk. I could go either way with it. To me it’s ridiculous a player won’t consider the Yankees because he has to shave for 6 months a year?