charity pin {MLB, sorry}

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Awww...these monkeys are actually cute.

Because of that, maybe we should advertise and get more of these cute ones on the forum?

Note that the one on the left has a Dan haircut.

Cute l'il bugger anyway.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

You are wise beyond your years.

Except for that Cubs thingy......

Oh, yea?!?

Well, just wait 'till next year!

(Oh, wait, this season hasn't even started yet.)

Never mind.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Does it really have to stop anywhere? Sure, MLB has the right to do this, as would each individual team. I just don't see how it's helpful.
Celebrities are always taking up causes that aren't exactly universally supported.
This is for kids with cancer. Is there really anyone who's backing cancer in this fight?

Depends. Which kids?

Just a joke! Relax!

Gotta say I agree with Jeff. If MLB decides anyone can wear whatever pin they like it's only a matter of time before someone gets POed by a pin supporting lawyers, the French or even gawd forbid the metric system.

A lot easier to let no one wear them than it is to decide which pins are potentially troublesome.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Well, just wait 'till next year!

Yup, things will be just fine after Prior and Woods come off the DL.

Next year.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Yup, things will be just fine after Prior and Woods come off the DL.

Next year.

What?!? Tiger's on the DL?!?

Well, if you meant Mark and Kerry, we don't need 'em anymore. Of course it's taken 5 years for them to figure that out.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Note that the one on the left has a Dan haircut.

Cute l'il bugger anyway.

Seems like you're in the news again.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...y.25c130e.html

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Seems like you're in the news again.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...y.25c130e.html

Oh, yuck......

Must be a Maverick's fan.......

[FrankHtown]

Yeah...being from Houston, I can tell you why MLB is upset; It's not an officially licensed product. MLB doesn't get a cut of every pin sold.

Biggio needs someone to show him the path of righteousness and truth. Who's that kid from Huntington????

Oh, and I was in Vegas last week, and the Cubs were even money to win the Central. They should have had a line on when Pryor or Woods would go down.

[JoeTheRef]

Originally Posted by FrankHtown

Yeah...being from Houston, I can tell you why MLB is upset; It's not an officially licensed product. MLB doesn't get a cut of every pin sold.

Biggio needs someone to show him the path of righteousness and truth. Who's that kid from Huntington????

Oh, and I was in Vegas last week, and the Cubs were even money to win the Central. They should have had a line on when Pryor or Woods would go down.

The oddsmaker knew better... Woods just went down:

AP Sports Writer

MESA, Ariz. — Kerry Wood's chances of being ready for opening day were dashed by another injury. The Chicago Cubs' former ace hurt his right shoulder pitching in relief Sunday and was experiencing more stiffness than usual Monday, one week before the Cubs open the season in Cincinnati.

[Scrapper1]

This seems similar to me to the NFL's stance on Jake Plummer's patch in memory of Pat Tillman. He was required to remove it, even though everyone agreed that Tillman was a fine man, a brave soldier, and had the conviction to give up millions of dollars to fight for something he believed in.

The problem isn't the message. It's just about the uniform. If everybody is allowed to show off their favorite charity, the uniform is no longer uniform.

I agree that it's pretty dumb that it took 15 years or whatever for them to figure that out, though.

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

So if I wore something that had a political edge to it, that would be OK? What about the Dufar crisis? What about PETA? What about something associated with the war in Iraq?

Where and when does it stop?

Peace

You mean People Eating Tasty Animals??

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

This is for kids with cancer. Is there really anyone who's backing cancer in this fight?

OK, just for the hell of it, I'll cheer for the cancer. After all, in this "no one can be labelled a loser" mentality that society wants us to live in, someone needs to stand up and cheer for the bad guy. And besides, as the board's designated villain, I'm sure you all would expect no one but me to do so.