So the New York Yankees, in the end, have finished away with their .
Possibly, they reasoned, wouldn’t have bungled that routine fly ball in had he worn a suave .
Maybe wouldn’t have slept on overlaying first base in that very same fateful fifth inning if he’d been in a position to mull his choices by scratching an .
Extra probably, Yankees brass merely developed. Proprietor — son of , writer of the earlier coverage circa 1976 — introduced Friday morning that the transferring ahead.”
In an announcement, the youthful Steinbrenner made it clear this wasn’t some hair-brained change made on a whim. Apparently, the due diligence rivaled that of whether or not to outbid the Mets for (they didn’t).
“In latest weeks I’ve spoken to a lot of former and present — spanning a number of eras — to elicit their views on our longstanding facial hair and grooming coverage, and I admire their earnest and various suggestions,” Hal Steinbrenner stated in an announcement. “These most up-to-date conversations are an extension of ongoing inside dialogue that dates again a number of years.
“It’s the acceptable time to maneuver past the acquainted consolation of our former coverage.”
The coverage dates again to 1973 when . Upon entering into the clubhouse, Steinbrenner was repulsed by the lengthy hair, mutton chops and flowing mustaches then related to hippies and the anti-establishment motion.
, and the remainder of the gamers have been ordered to stick to the outdated jingle, “Shave and a Haircut,” even when it value greater than “two bits.” The coverage grew to become official in 1976 after .
In any case, the — ‘s Cincinnati Reds — didn’t permit facial hair they usually gained back-to-back World Collection in 1975 and ’76. Steinbrenner conveniently forgot that the shaggy-haired Oakland Athletics had defeated the Reds within the 1972 World Collection generally known as the Hairs vs. the Squares.
However social norms and attitudes do change, typically in unexpected methods. Yankees star first baseman and crew captain was benched by supervisor in 1991 for his refusal to shear his locks, but as supervisor of the Florida Marlins in 2016, .
Solely a yr earlier, Mattingly as supervisor of the was .
for his efficiency, management and .
Now, a participant in pinstripes can be allowed the latitude to develop one thing related, ginger or no ginger. Probably it should start with new Yankees nearer , who reported for his spring coaching bodily with the beard he’d worn for six years with the Milwaukee Brewers. He shaved it inside 24 hours.
The newcomer is being credited on social media with the Yankees altering their coverage. That is perhaps giving an excessive amount of credit score to 1 participant’s affect after practically 50 years of fresh chins, however come opening day, the sensible cash can be on Williams .
