BMS - Broadcaster Marketing Services

For two reasons. One, the bat is a direct part of the game. My co-host on FSR on 'pink bat day' was Marques Johnson (the former NBA star) he didn't have an issue with pink bats, not at all... not until I asked him on air if he would be ok with a pink basketball that day in the NBA.

But the real issue to me was that MLB was picking and choosing causes based on politics and not true charity. An assertion I stand by.

I have no problem with raising money on Mother's Day or Father's Day or Labor Day. But my point that it was political grandstanding was proven by MLB's deaf ear to the brave men and women who have (and are now) serving and dying in defense of this nation.

For Memorial Day (a day MUCH more important than Mother's Day... be honest it is) MLB didn't just do very little... it did worse.
It didn't even bother to schedule 6 teams to play...

It didn't bother to make sure the team located in the nation's capital was playing... at home... or.. even at all! (but the Nationals did
have a series that started on that ever important 'day after labor day'.

It ok'd a schedule that had the Yankees playing.. in Canada. CANADA!

To not have every team playing in 15 American cities and to not have dark green bats or to make a huge stink in raising money for the heroes of the country - from a sport that claims to be the 'American pasttime' is unforgiveable. MLB ought to be ashamed.

It played politics in bending to pressure to support one cause and one alone.

The little American flags on the side of the hats and the indivudual teams efforts (color guards, fly-overs) were nice, but self-serving to a degree.

Where was the "half of every ticket sold goes to the wounded war veterans fund?" -- ummm... nowhere.

And look out, MLB will get caught again. The YANKEES PLAY IN CANADA AGAIN ON.... sitting down? September 11th.