{"id":2355,"date":"2014-07-09T21:08:55","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T21:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=2355"},"modified":"2014-07-09T21:08:55","modified_gmt":"2014-07-09T21:08:55","slug":"kevin-millar-on-chewing-tobacco-enough-is-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=2355","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Millar on chewing tobacco: “Enough is enough”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last week, Kevin Millar, former “Cowboy Up” Red Sox and one of the more entertaining voices on the MLB Network, appeared on Dan Patrick’s radio show on ESPN Radio, and Dan Patrick specifically asked him a number of questions about chewing tobacco in light of Tony Gwynn’s recent death from cancer.<\/p>\n

To recap, Tony Gwynn died of salivary gland cancer, which appeared in the same cheek as where he always chewed. Baseball is being pressured to ban chewing tobacco on the field. The MLB actually wants to do it, but the players’ union is resisting. Chewing tobacco is already banned on the field at the minor league level and by the NCAA. For some bizarre reason, chew is deeply ingrained in the culture of baseball. A culture that is proving difficult to break.<\/p>\n

Millar gave a really honest, articulate and poignant interview, not mincing words about how stupid chewing tobacco is and how he badly wants to quit. Here are a few snippets from the interview.<\/p>\n