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Spit Tobacco
Creeping back into umpires mouths is ths insidious habit. The prevalence of smaller but more nicotine saturated "pinches" can keep this violation, at most parks, hidden to most. MLB players have become especially good at mixing their dip with sunflower seeds, bubble gum - the kids know this and MLB and most ump orgs turn their backs when it comes to enforcement.
It’s not as uncommon as you might think. One out of ten 12- to 17- year-olds nationwide uses spit tobacco.
Smokeless is not harmless. Where cigarette smokers must be concerned about cancers of the lungs, spit tobacco users face mouth, throat and stomach cancers. It is not uncommon for these cancers to develop within 5 years of using.
It doesn’t take long to get hooked. Because there is more nicotine from smokeless tobacco than from cigarettes, users of spit tobacco become addicted within weeks of first trying chew.
What are we thinking about?
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