You have to love the way MLB came out and patted itself on the back this weekend. I can’t be certain that MLB is responsible for the article hitting the Associate Press, but I do know that they took a “preemptive strike” against weapons in clubhouses. From the AP:
Signs have been placed in spring training locker rooms stating “individuals are prohibited from possessing deadly weapons while performing any services for MLB.” The rules apply to employees of the commissioner’s office, other central baseball businesses and to teams, including players.
Bravo MLB, bravo. Way to respond to the Plaxico Burress and Gilbert Arenas situations responsibly. Actually, this has every bit as much to do with the Players Association as it does the commissioner’s office; the MLBPA didn’t allow drug testing in the sport until recently but they made concessions here. At least baseball is doing the right thing here so I should not give them too much crap. Still, it’s strange that it took 15 years to semi-properly address steroids but it didn’t take two months to lay down the law when it comes to guns.
