The Oakland Athletics have had a rough season. People are questioning "Moneyball" and Billy Beane, and despite the falsehood of the claims, they still can't be enjoyable to hear. Especially when the team is performing poorly.
Things got a little worse on Wednesday night, as they lost to the Rangers in their opponents' home finale. Oh, and because a bunch of them had to wear drag. Of course it would appear that rookie Dana Eveland was reasonably casual about the not-so-sexy attire, chatting to reporters while changing into his travel outfit.
"I got into trouble with the home run. ... I gave up some hits on some pitches I thought were pretty good. You can't make a mistake against this team. They can swing the bats," said Eveland, donning a platinum blonde wig and female police officer's outfit.Ah, the sometimes casual indifference of AP copy. But the rookies are, as you can see above, not a set of attractive women. That's not really surprising. And neither is the fact that they had to wear dresses, really.
Okay, it's a little odd, but it is pretty standard practice in MLB hazing to stick the rookies in drag. Of course, that doesn't make Brad Ziegler look (inside gallery, after the jump) any less like David Spade in a Pippy Longstocking outfit.
Drag' Hazing for A's Rookies
Oakland Athletics rookie players dressed in costumes line up for a group photo before boarding the team bus after their 14-4 loss to the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. In a Major League Baseball tradition, the rookies players are hazed by having to wear drag costumes for the trip home.
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Oakland Athletics rookie players dressed in costumes walk to board the team bus after their 14-4 loss to the Texas Rangers in a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. In a team tradition, the rookies players are hazed by having to wear drag costumes for the trip home.
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Oakland Athletics rookie Ryan Sweeney is dressed in costume as he heads to the team bus after their 14-4 loss to the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. In a team tradition, the rookies players are hazed by having to wear drag costumes for the trip home.
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Oakland Athletics rookie pitcher Brad Ziegler, left, heads to board the team bus after their 14-4 loss to the Texas Rangers in baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. In a team tradition, the rookies players are hazed by having to wear drag costumes for the trip home.
LM Otero, AP
Oakland Athletics rookie players dressed in costumes line up for a group photo before boarding the team bus after their 14-4 loss to the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. In a Major League Baseball tradition, the rookies players are hazed by having to wear drag costumes for the trip home.
LM Otero, AP
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Great looking models on their free time and looks like they got these great costumes at http://electriqueboutique.com
You could pass 1st base with one of these costumes at this great store and possibly hit a home run.
They may need some juice from the Bash Brothers.
ah hahaha...clever.
I'm assuming that this isn't a boutique that caters to those sort of...eccentric tastes. The kind that like to see grown men dressing like little girls.
Goddamn, it's still creepy.
DUDE!!!! Ryan Sweeney still looks hot even in a skin tight devil dress!! You go girl...I mean guy. Love ya Ryan!!!!!
"GOOD GOD" AND THEY "PLAY" LIKE THEIR "ALL"
PATTY ASS'S.
I think it is really sad to see professional athletes hazing each other. What starts out as fun can quickly turn into tragedy. A good example would be the incident in New Mexico HS football. What kind of example does this set for young athletes? Hazing is hazing no matter how you sell it.
chokeland gAys - hahahaha. go giants.
In Texas, hazing is supposed to be illegal, and in my school district, we even make our kids make an A on a test to prove that they know what hazing is and what they cannot do before they can participate in any kind of extra or co-curricular activity. What a lousy example professional teams provide for students when they do this. It's not just MLB that does it; the NFL does it too as a part of training camp. If the professional leagues wanted to be good corporate citizens, they would ban hazing in their leagues, and in states where hazing is illegal, the players involved should be prosecuted.