Future Hall of Famer Craig Biggio is mad at someone from the commissioner's office. According to the Astros' second baseman, someone from the office called his team on Thursday and asked that the 41-year old Biggio remove the yellow sun-shaped pin he's been wearing on his cap.Biggio says that he's been wearing the pin on behalf of the Sunshine Kids foundation (where he serves as the national spokesman) for the last 20 years during spring training games, but this is the first time it has been an issue.
"Major League Baseball does a lot of good things, but this is one of the stupid things," Biggio said.Personally, I don't think whoever made the call to the Astros knew the pin was for a cancer foundation. If MLB is smart (a big if), they'll apologize for the misunderstanding and let Biggio put the pin back on his cap.
"That's what it's about," he said. "If somebody wants to sit in an office and feel good about themselves, they should feel real bad about this one. They didn't think about all the cancer kids that get enjoyment out of it."
"The league has a code where they watch what's on the uniforms and I don't know the full extent of it, but evidently the Sunshine Kids pin is not part of it," he said.
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While MLB rules has always been clear about uniform rules, to not make an exception for a 20 yr. vet & model citizen like Biggio is ludicrous during exhibition season. Add to it he nature of the cause he's espousing, one has to wonder why maybe the rule can't be modified.
The concern some less ethical player might demand the right to tout a less worthy cause, although valid can be addressed by simply having a standards clause & review board. AND btw, they need all the good ink they can get. What a bunch of louts.
While MLB rules has always been clear about uniform rules, to not make an exception for a 20 yr. vet & model citizen like Biggio is ludicrous during exhibition season. Add to it the nature of the cause he's espousing, one has to wonder why maybe the rule can't be modified.
The concern some less ethical player might demand the right to tout a less worthy cause, although valid can be addressed by simply having a standards clause & review board. AND btw, they need all the good ink they can get. What a bunch of louts.
Ok, so MLB is concerned over a pin worn during SPRING TRAINING and can't over look that, but when it comes to Steroids and HGH.... hum.... priorities...