{"id":2982,"date":"2015-02-27T21:16:18","date_gmt":"2015-02-27T21:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=2982"},"modified":"2015-02-27T21:16:18","modified_gmt":"2015-02-27T21:16:18","slug":"follow-up-san-francisco-may-ban-chewing-tobacco-at-att-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=2982","title":{"rendered":"Follow-up: San Francisco may ban chewing tobacco at AT&T Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I wrote about this a day or two ago<\/a> — a bill has been proposed to ban chewing tobacco both on the field and in the stands of all California ballparks, including Major League ballparks.<\/p>\n

Now, while such a bill is likely a longshot to pass, here is an ordinance that might have a better chance. In addition to the statewide bill, there has also been an ordinance proposed to ban chewing tobacco at ballparks within the city and county of San Francisco.<\/a> Well, there’s one major ballpark in the city — AT&T Park, home to the San Francisco Giants.<\/p>\n

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SFGate interviewed several players about the proposal, who said it would be difficult to enforce.<\/p>\n

From the article:<\/p>\n

Also in Arizona, Giants manager Bruce Bochy<\/a>, who quit chewing tobacco with the help of a hypnotherapist, said: \u201cTo force a ban, that\u2019s going to be difficult. I\u2019ll say that. (Quitting) is something you have to want to do. I know baseball is doing a great job of trying to keep these guys from doing chewing or dipping. I\u2019m guilty. It\u2019s part of the the game I grew up with.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The County Supervisor behind the proposal, Mark Farrell, said he has spken with Major League Baseball and the Giants about the idea, and said he’s “not ruling out” exemption for AT&T Park if an agreement cant be reached with the Player’s Association.<\/p>\n

Major League Baseball has publicly stated that it is interested in banning chew at ballparks (it is already banned in Minor League parks and by the NCAA), but that it would require an agreement with the Players’ Association. Chew, which for some mystifying reason is deeply ingrained in the game of baseball, is expected to be discussed as part of the next collective bargaining agreement in 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  I wrote about this a day or two ago — a bill has been proposed to ban chewing tobacco both on the field and in the stands of all California ballparks, including Major League ballparks. 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