[net-gold] SPORTS MEDICINE : SPORTS: BASEBALL: PROFESSIONAL : TOBACCO CIGARETTES CIGARS AND SMOKING: MLB on a Mission to Ban Chewing Tobacco
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- Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:58:57 -0400 (EDT)
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SPORTS MEDICINE :
SPORTS: BASEBALL: PROFESSIONAL :
TOBACCO CIGARETTES CIGARS AND SMOKING:
MLB on a Mission to Ban Chewing Tobacco
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MLB on a Mission to Ban Chewing Tobacco
The Associated Press
Posted: Sep 24, 2011 11:41 AM ET
Last Updated: Sep 24, 2011 11:37 AM ET
CBC Sports.ca
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/story/2011/09/24/sp-baseball-tobacco.html
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Always a hidebound sport, baseball has accepted interleague play, the wild
card and even video replay in the last 20 years.
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Now a campaign backed by members of Congress and Commissioner Bud Selig is
taking on something that's been a part of the game's culture for well over
150 years chewing tobacco on the field.
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Public health groups have gained traction with a classic argument: When
ballplayers are seen chewing a wad of tobacco or using dip products
collectively known as smokeless tobacco they set a bad health example for
kids who look up to the athletes as role models.
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To which Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Mark Kotsay replies: "I've seen the
president drink a beer, right? I don't know. I don't get all the rules and
regulations."
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The problem, anti-tobacco advocates say, is the increasing use of
smokeless products by young people and the health risks that go with the
habit.
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The Centers for Disease Control says that smokeless tobacco can cause
cancer, oral health problems and nicotine addiction, and stresses it is
not a safe alternative to smoking. Despite the risks, the CDC's most
recent survey found that in 2009, 15 percent of high school boys used
smokeless tobacco a more than one-third increase over 2003, when 11
percent did.
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The sport's current collective bargaining agreement expires in December,
and Selig, who endorsed the ban in March, has said he will propose it in
the new contract. Union head Michael Weiner said in June that a "sincere
effort" will be made to address the issue. Neither side would comment on
the status of a tobacco ban in negotiations.
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"I believe that'll be a really tough sell," said Kotsay, a tobacco user.
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Nonetheless, Major League Baseball is so keen on scrubbing tobacco from
the sport that it asked Sony Pictures to remove scenes depicting its use
in the movie "Moneyball," though the studio declined to do so. In the new
film, Brad Pitt plays Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane, and
incorporates several of his habits, including dipping.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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