Billy B Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 So it's Mother's Day and MLB is going pink again. Players will be wearing pink wristbands, and some will have pink bats. Carlos Zambrano had some pink in his shoes, but his start was cancelled because of weather. The catcher on the Diamondbacks is even wearing pink shin guards.What are your thoughts on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Took the wife and kid to Seattle last Mother's Day to see the M's and the Yankees, and about 6 or 7 players were using the pink bats, and a couple more with the pink ribbon on their caps.I see absolutely nothing wrong with this, provided that for father's day, everyone uses a bat made out of black pepper beef jerky. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwtrailtrekker Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 i think its a great idea, especially if they auction off the pink memorbila to fans and give the money to breast cancer charities. anyone who thinks its bad or wrong is terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyHubCaps Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Ryan Braun just hit his second pink-bat home run. I'm seeing a lot of pink bats and wristbands, that's for sure. The managers are wearing breast-cancer awareness pins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I think it's a sweethearted gesture. One game out of 162 won't ruin baseball.I <3 you, Mom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz615 Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 i think its a great idea, especially if they auction off the pink memorbila to fans and give the money to breast cancer charities. anyone who thinks its bad or wrong is terrible.I don't think it's a bad ideal,but my gripe w/ the whole thing is that they don't go all out Prostate Cancer Awareness (even though MLB does the baby blue wristband and ribbon thing which is a LOT better than doing nothing),but at the same time it would be cool if MLB do the same thing for Fathers' Day if the break out the blue bats and auction it off to the Prostate Cancer Foundation or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothieX Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I love breasts. I'm all for supporting them. Call me a bra! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmeadowlanders Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Ryan Church:Delgado had pink trim on his shoes as well......but if that's what it takes to bust out the Pinstripes and blue caps, then keep at it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEWJ Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I was watching some of the Red/Mets game and Luis Castillo alaso had pink trimmed-batting gloves.And I have a question...I know there are different makes of bats in the MLB that are available to use (wether it be Louisville Slugger, TPX, Rawling, Mizuno, Demarini, easton, etc.)But does only one brand make the pink bats for this occasion (Louisville Slugger?) or do multiple brands get into this? |Â BROWNS | BUCKEYES | CAVALIERS | INDIANSÂ | Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaDeal Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I think the pink thing is fine for baseball, but I don't like how Mother's Day has turned into Breast Cancer Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island_Style Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I think the pink thing is fine for baseball, but I don't like how Mother's Day has turned into Breast Cancer Day.Alot of mothers have breast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erlovepuck Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Best pink accessory of the day: Carlos Beltran's pink titanium necklace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmeadowlanders Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I think the pink thing is fine for baseball, but I don't like how Mother's Day has turned into Breast Cancer Day.Alot of mothers have breast.OK, we get it. Women have breasts. That's the 2nd time in this thread it wasn't funny. Who wants to make it a third?As for the real post, I don't get the impression that it turned into Breast Cancer Day. I got more of an "It's mother's day, the pink wristbands are just to raise awareness" kind of feel...It's just like how the week of Father Day raises money for each HR hit for Prostate Cancer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Alot of mothers have breast.OK, we get it. Women have breasts. That's the 2nd time in this thread it wasn't funny. Who wants to make it a third?Well, how about "chickens have breasts" Ok, so we've got green for Earth Day, pink for Mothers Day and baby blue for fathers day? now... what about Labo(u)r Day? I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Alot of mothers have breast.OK, we get it. Women have breasts. That's the 2nd time in this thread it wasn't funny. Who wants to make it a third?Well, how about "chickens have breasts" Ok, so we've got green for Earth Day, pink for Mothers Day and baby blue for fathers day? now... what about Labo(u)r Day? I'm gonna go with brown, because unions are crap Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharos04 Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Best pink accessory of the day: Carlos Beltran's pink titanium necklace!I just flipped on the Sox-Twins game real quick to see how they were doing (horribly at that point) and noticed that the Twins pitcher, Dustin Pedroia, and a few other Twins were all wearing the pink Phiten necklace. Must be going along with the fact that Phiten has been given authorization to make necklaces using official team colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Bill Hall hit a game winning walk off homer with his pink bat last year or the year before (i don't remember which.) I am surprised he didn't keep using the bat until it cooled off. Â Â Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucskick20 Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 The Pink bat helped Adam Everett hit a home run, so there is something to the paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEd76 Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Reading Phillies: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon_Matrix Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I still would love to see an NHL goalie wear pink pads and dontate $1 for every save he makes with them and $5 for every goal he allows and have the team and league each match the total they raise. In addition, auctioning off the equipment after they are done with it (for a whole season or a month or something) and put that money towards the charity. I think Harding of the Wild would have had the best chance to do something like that but I don't think he is even wearing the mask anymore... This is just something I have been thinking about for the past few years and I do think it would be a great thing for the NHL to try. As for baseball, it sucks this only happens once a season, I think it would be better if they did it for the entire weekend or week. A one off isn't as effective imo... Because Korbyn Is Colour Blind, My Signature Is Now Idiot Proof - Thanks Again Braden!!Go Leafs Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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