It's time for Rookie Hazing again...

[PC]

Ballerinas, this year.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2014/09/14/photo-nats-rookies-dressed-as-ballerinas/

[houston-nat]

1. No Michael Taylor

2. I feel really dumb. I recognize Aaron Barrett in the back, but other than that....uh, one of them's gotta be Souza, and one is Treinen, but I really don't know who they are.

[Smithian]

Gone down hill since Smurfs.

[Jordanz Meatballz]

1. No Michael Taylor

2. I feel really dumb. I recognize Aaron Barrett in the back, but other than that....uh, one of them's gotta be Souza, and one is Treinen, but I really don't know who they are.

I think Souza is on the far left with the glasses, and then there's Souza, but I'm basically in the same boat.

Who is the forty year old rookie squatting in the fedora?

[PC]

Gone down hill since Smurfs.

Meh.  All the Smurfs did was show us that Strasburg has a six pack.

[NattyBroskinator]

Souza, Treinen, Old geezer, Barrett, some rookie coach/scout, Kobronus, beta bro bent over hoping Barrett gives him a fastball right down the pipe.

[PebbleBall]

Meh.  All the Smurfs did was show us that Strasburg has a six pack.

Gone down hill since Smurfs.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

What I want to know is what kind of fabric can stretch like that without breaking and why has this not ushered in a new golden age of dirigibles

[Bloo]

Michael Taylor must have been in the bathroom while this was happening.

[Baseball is Life]

This always struck me as kind of weird in today's work environment.

[UMDNats]

This always struck me as kind of weird in today's work environment.

I don't think a baseball clubhouse is a part of today's work environment.

[Baseball is Life]

I don't think a baseball clubhouse is a part of today's work environment.

Not baseball, but look at the NFL and what they're going through nowadays, specifically the Rich Incognito flap.

If I was the management, I would pump the brakes on this stuff.

[PC]

Gone down hill since Smurfs.

I'm sure Strasburg's stomach is still ripped.

[UMDNats]

Not baseball, but look at the NFL and what they're going through nowadays, specifically the Rich Incognito flap.

If I was the management, I would pump the brakes on this stuff.

is having rookies wear ballerina outfits for a road trip - part of a tradition that every rookie knows about and is just all in good fun - the same as richie incognito? come on

[Baseball is Life]

is having rookies wear ballerina outfits for a road trip - part of a tradition that every rookie knows about and is just all in good fun - the same as richie incognito? come on

I'm not saying it's the same. I'm saying in this day in, cases like the Incognito case have heightened awareness about bullying in the workplace and a careful organization might just want to play it safe and discourage stuff like this. I wouldn't want to be the first organization to come across a player who does not think it was all in good fun if they were forced to dress up like this in public.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

If I were making close to 7 figures to play baseball I'd wear a ballerina outfit quite happily. 

[WhiteWhale]

I'm not saying it's the same. I'm saying in this day in, cases like the Incognito case have heightened awareness about bullying in the workplace and a careful organization might just want to play it safe and discourage stuff like this. I wouldn't want to be the first organization to come across a player who does not think it was all in good fun if they were forced to dress up like this in public.

[Slateman]

Not baseball, but look at the NFL and what they're going through nowadays, specifically the Rich Incognito flap.

If I was the management, I would pump the brakes on this stuff.

There's a massive difference between what Incognito did and dressing up in a tutu

[PebbleBall]

Not baseball, but look at the NFL and what they're going through nowadays, specifically the Rich Incognito flap.

If I was the management, I would pump the brakes on this stuff.

You must throw a hell of a party

[Baseball is Life]

There's a massive difference between what Incognito did and dressing up in a tutu

Yes, there is, but making players dress in funny clothes can be construed as crossing the line by some players. I guarantee you the NFL would now allow this nowadays.

[Baseball is Life]

You must throw a hell of a party

Look, I know the predictable reply is the, "BiL, you're boring, etc." but I'm just trying to make a point that rookie hazing seems to be a ritual from the past that maybe should be allowed to quietly die away before someone misconstrues it. I personally don't have a problem with it, but I bet someone down the line will.

[WhiteWhale]

Yes, there is, but making players dress in funny clothes can be construed as crossing the line by some players. I guarantee you the NFL would now allow this nowadays.

yeah, it's not like they make them carry vets gear, cut funny shapes into their hair like a penis or any number of other stupid things, or tape them to goal posts, or spray them hoses for several minutes after practices.

The NFL would never tolerate stuff like that now that one famous bullying case happened.

All of the above examples came from a one minute google search by the way

[Baseball is Life]

yeah, it's not like they make them carry vets gear, cut funny shapes into their hair like a penis or any number of other stupid things, or tape them to goal posts, or spray them hoses for several minutes after practices.

The NFL would never tolerate stuff like that now that one famous bullying case happened.

All of the above examples came from a one minute google search by the way

They still do that stuff? Wow. The NFL is stupider than I thought.

[Slateman]

Yes, there is, but making players dress in funny clothes can be construed as crossing the line by some players. I guarantee you the NFL would now allow this nowadays.

Dont' rookies carry little girls' backpacks? Pretty sure a couple got duct taped to the goal post this year.

[mmzznnxx]

I think that Incognito thing was bullcrap any way.