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At the risk of being the object of further ridicule, here is a link to Tom Singer's story in MLB.com about coaches thought baseball giving their opinion about the mandatory helmet rule for base coaches.
First of all, MLB is going to enforce the rule:
"It's mandatory. No ifs, ands or buts about it," Bob Watson, MLB's vice president of rules and on-field operations, said Saturday night. "If you aren't wearing a helmet, you will be warned by the umpire.
"If you then still don't wear it, you will be ejected and fined -- and the fine is significant."
Second, some don't mind the helmet:
"It's no problem at all," said Dino Ebel, the Angels' third-base coach. "I wore it around the field and the clubhouse for a few days, and it felt perfectly normal. I'm good to go with it -- and you do get some line drives coming your way."
Third, some don't like the rule at all:
But Andy Van Slyke, the Tigers' first-base coach, said, "It's very odd, because it's leading to many headaches. It's uncomfortable. It's hot. It's unnecessary."
And finally, I can't figure out what the deal with Jose Oquendo is:
I'm curious as to just how Mr. Oquendo chews gum"It's hard, uncomfortable," Oquendo said. "You can't chew gum. Not happy with it."
Or maybe his shoes are too tight?
"Online outlets will be able to post no more than seven photographs from any games and will not be allowed to create any sort of photo gallery from those images. Audio and video will be limited to a scant two minutes each and cannot be streamed live, and the only sites allowed to post any highlight footage will be those that have inked deals with MLB Advanced Media..."
Summary from ArsTechnica: http://tinyurl.com/ywwbsv
Original article from the Sports Business Journal (subscription required): http://tinyurl.com/ywl8gp
Seems pretty restrictive, not surprising given who's in charge
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