{"id":2098,"date":"2014-04-12T18:13:27","date_gmt":"2014-04-12T18:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=2098"},"modified":"2014-04-12T18:14:28","modified_gmt":"2014-04-12T18:14:28","slug":"washington-nationals-ian-desmond-quitting-tobacco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=2098","title":{"rendered":"Washington Nationals’ Ian Desmond quitting tobacco"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nice story from the Washington Pos<\/a>t about the Nationals’ All-Star shortstop Ian Desmond. I think I’ve mentioned before that the Washington Post is one of the most anti-tobacco newspapers I’ve seen out there.<\/p>\n

As we all know, baseball has a huge chew problem, which begins way back in high school. The minor leagues have banned players using chew during games, but MLB, while it has been discussed from time to time, has never taken action to stop players from chewing tobacco during games. For some reason, chew is deeply ingrained in the culture of baseball.<\/p>\n

Anyway, Ian Desmond decided to quit chewing this past offseason. In this story, he admits that it has been difficult to quit. Keep in mind, chew has nicotine just like cigarettes and is just as physically addicting as cigarettes. A few excerpts from the Washington Post story:<\/p>\n

He sent his mother, Pattie Paradise, a text message from inside the clubhouse. \u201cI\u2019m having a hard time,\u201d he wrote. Having pleaded with him to stop for years, Paradise sent back, \u201cYou can do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Soriano fooled Jason Heyward with a nervy, 3-2 slider to strand two runners, Desmond retreated to the clubhouse. By the time Desmond stood in front of reporters, he had made it through the day without a dip.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was a bigger victory than beating the Braves,\u201d Desmond said. \u201cI\u2019ve done it for a long time. I\u2019m really trying hard to quit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Desmond could celebrate a win and an achievement. He stopped dipping before December and made it through spring training for the first time since he became a professional 10 years ago at 18. Desmond admitted he broke down Saturday night and packed his lip. But he viewed it as a small hurdle.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was back on the wagon, off the wagon,\u201d Desmond said. \u201cIt\u2019s not easy. I feel for people who have to deal with this stuff on a larger scale. I\u2019m not proud that it\u2019s got that control over me. But I\u2019m fighting it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hate to say this because I know there\u2019s going to be kids that hear this. For me, growing up, it was part of the game. That\u2019s what it was. When I put my uniform on, I feel like that\u2019s part of what I need to put on. It just goes with the job, for me. I\u2019m trying to shake it off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Desmond mother practically begged him not to dip Sunday morning. He had listened, and then he blasted the biggest home run of the Nationals\u2019 first week. It may have been a coincidence, but Desmond will hold on to it. \u201cThat\u2019s incentive enough right there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Good job, Ian. Good luck. Hope youhave more success at quitting than Terry Francona.<\/p>\n

Ian’s decision to quit prompted a letter to the edito<\/a>r from James T. Currie from the Public Health Service congratulating him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nice story from the Washington Post about the Nationals’ All-Star shortstop Ian Desmond. I think I’ve mentioned before that the Washington Post is one of the most anti-tobacco newspapers I’ve seen out there. As we all know, baseball has a huge chew problem, which begins way back in high school. 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