Yankees sold out
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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.
And some player will challenge what constitutes a “ well groomed beard “ and we might even get the courts involved.
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.
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.
Were they the only organization in professional sports that had this for all these years? Never noticed any others.
Thus the Yankees exit the 19th century and boldy advance into the 20th. Only a hundred year or so years behind now.
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?
And they did, which was part of the problem.
In any case, this isn’t some Yankees tradition that goes back to Ruth and Gehrig; it was imposed in 1976 by the unstable tyrant who owned the team. Most players have always hated it and the alleged mystique around this organization faded long ago, so players were perfectly willing to look elsewhere for a team that treated them like adults.
When the employer (Hank) feels like a rule is ridiculous and out of date he has the right to change it.
Players will tolerate things like this as long as the Yankees are winning championships, giving out the biggest checks, and signing other top players. The championships have dried up, they stopped signing all of the top players, and they aren't giving out the biggest checks anymore.
All competitive advantages have either been lost or purposely removed. The organization no longer has the luxury of clinging to antiquated policies like this, no matter how "in keeping with tradition" it may have been. Players aren't in awe of the pinstripes anymore, unfortunately.
I can't help but sigh when I hear Hal talk about having a salary cap. The Yankees biggest competitive advantage is their ability to spend. The fact he wants to cut his own legs off blows my mind. They already can't win a championship, if they put themselves closer to equal footing to other teams, they will never see a championship again as long as Cashman is in charge.
All competitive advantages have either been lost or purposely removed. The organization no longer has the luxury of clinging to antiquated policies like this, no matter how "in keeping with tradition" it may have been. Players aren't in awe of the pinstripes anymore, unfortunately.
I can't help but sigh when I hear Hal talk about having a salary cap. The Yankees biggest competitive advantage is their ability to spend. The fact he wants to cut his own legs off blows my mind. They already can't win a championship, if they put themselves closer to equal footing to other teams, they will never see a championship again as long as Cashman is in charge.
Unstable tyrant? You mean one of the greatest figures in sports history.
One who, among other things, hired a private investigator to get dirt on one of his own players to try to negate a contract.
Steinbrenner was only as good as CBS was bad at owning the Yankees.
That and Charlie Finley’s insistence on free agency that gave Steinbrenner the keys to buy his players.
Few thought on this, first I don't really like it. I'm old school and like how the Yankees had a professional air in their appearance. It made them seem a little more buttoned up and businesslike as opposed to teams whose rosters look like they're filled with characters out of a Civil War reenactment.
Bit off topic and there's nothing that can be done about it but the one that bothers me more than hair and beard grooming are some of the awful tattoos that are so hard to look at. Luis Gil's neck tattoo is disturbing. Good pitcher and seems like a good guy but my goodness. Marcus Stroman's got the awful neck tattoos but takes it up a notch with the stupid durag he wears. That one seems like a dress code violation, especially with wearing the Yankees uniform and I just don't like it.
Finally, if Devin Williams was the impetus for this change he better not spit the bit in NY and get bombed. Hopefully he carries his weight here and performs. If not he'll get some heat.
Bit off topic and there's nothing that can be done about it but the one that bothers me more than hair and beard grooming are some of the awful tattoos that are so hard to look at. Luis Gil's neck tattoo is disturbing. Good pitcher and seems like a good guy but my goodness. Marcus Stroman's got the awful neck tattoos but takes it up a notch with the stupid durag he wears. That one seems like a dress code violation, especially with wearing the Yankees uniform and I just don't like it.
Finally, if Devin Williams was the impetus for this change he better not spit the bit in NY and get bombed. Hopefully he carries his weight here and performs. If not he'll get some heat.
I liked the fact that the Yanks, with the interlocking NY, the pinstripes and the clean shaven look had a look all their own and I thought the clean shaven look added to the Yankee aura. I've never been a fan of all the bling guys wear around their necks either. Color me old school. I guess it's the USMC in me.
Won't stop me from rooting for the Yanks...... but I could have done without the change in hair policy.
Won't stop me from rooting for the Yanks...... but I could have done without the change in hair policy.
if he didnt get banned he would have never let stick use baseball acumen to build the jeter mariano teams.
George was a paradox. A legend in many ways for sure. A totally undisciplined and madly impatient person who wanted to showcase that he was dominating and militaristic, yet operated anything but. He was belligerent but also one who also invested money into the team with a desire to win. He berated and undermined employees constantly, yet was also generous to the pubic and straightforward, accessible in the media. A lot of people who reach a level of success have these polarizing personalities. Similarly to Bobby Knight and many others of those generations with similar personalities.
The run they went on from 1996 to 2001 that elevated his entire legacy thanks to the 4 championships was built while he was suspended and really operated after he had lost a bit off his fastball and mellowed A LOT. Plus those guys knew how to "handle" George at that stage far better than decades before. Some of the stories are hilarious in what they did to circumvent.
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