Hate MLB's changes? You ain't seen nothing yet ... I hope.

Note: This is the top of my weekly column for the Cincinnati Enquirer.

By Mike Bass
mbass@mikebasscoaching.com

There is nothing wrong with being a baseball traditionalist. Assuming you want players to leave their gloves on the field after a half-inning again.

That tradition was abolished after the 1953 season. Rules Committee member Hank Greenberg was behind the ban, telling the New York Times, “Aside from the possibility of hindering the play, loves on the field look sloppy.”

Phillies outfielder Richie Ashburn said this “silly rule” would saddle him with 200 extra trips to the dugout a season, telling the Times, “If they want to make the field tidier and prettier, they should plant flowers.”

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