MLB bans weapons from clubhouse...

In what might be the next winner of the Shouldhavebeenobvioustonormalpeople Award, Major League Baseball has issued a statement that from this day bans all deadly weapons from all Major League Clubhouses.

In part, the statement says :*
Titled "Major League Baseball's Weapon-Free Workplace Policy," it says MLB "shall prohibit the possession or use of deadly weapons in any facility or venue owned, operated, or controlled by it." Included are "firearms, explosives, daggers, metal knuckles, switchblade knives, and knives having blades exceeding 5 inches."

Explosives???

Anyways... what the players really care about is still a loophole in the rule.


"Security and law enforcement are excluded, and possession in parking lots is allowed if protected by local laws. Major League Baseball said it was allowed to grant exceptions."*


Great. So drive bys are still okay. That will satisfy most of the players. And MLB can grant exceptions. Because we all know that some guys just feel incomplete as a man without "firearms, explosives, daggers, metal knuckles, switchblade knives and knives with blades exceeding 5 inches" on them at all times. Baseball is a violent game you know.

Idiots.


* all sources from CNNSI.com

What the hell? Canada dissed by MLB

Okay, so I'm late getting to this. I wasn't one of the 12 people who actually watched the All Star Game.
Apparently, during the opening festivities, Sheryl Crow came out and sang the American national anthem. But they played some cassette tape instrumental version of the Canadian anthem. This, does not sit well with me. Or anybody else around these parts.

Here's Justin Morneau: "I wasn't very impressed with that to tell you the truth. You figure they could find somebody to come and sing the song. They have a hockey team here, the Canadian teams play here. It's something that didn't really go over too well. I think if it happened the other way around, if they were playing in Toronto and they did that, it would have been a lot bigger deal. But nothing you can do about it."

Jason Bay was a little more diplomatic: (T)hey just played a recording of the Canadian National Anthem instead of having somebody come in and sing it. That seemed strange, that they couldn’t find anybody in St. Louis who knew “Oh Canada.” Morneau and I could have done it if they really needed somebody.

Now I realize that maybe three people in all of Canada watched the damn game, but still... do we need to start an international incident? The last I checked, the American anthem is sung at Blue Jay games....

Nice to know where MLB stands... well done Mr Selig. Idiot.

The world should be coming to an end....

but unfortunately, it's true.

read. laugh. cry.