Shoe ‘Nuff

MLB warned Ben Zobrist about wearing black cleats:

“When I was a kid, I was inspired by highlights of the greats such as Ernie Banks and Stan Musial in the 1950s-60s and was captured by the old uniforms and all black cleats with flaps,” Zobrist wrote.

Zobrist said he’s used the black cleats the last two seasons. But, he received a letter from MLB this week that said he would be “fined and disciplined” for violating uniform regulations if he continued to wear them.

“Specifically, you have violated Section G(1), which requires that at least 51 percent of the exterior of each players shoes be the clubs designated primary shoe color,” the letter read in part.

In my nearly 50 years of watching baseball, uniform violation complaints are almost always used to try to disrupt a player’s concentration. The big one used to be gold chains hanging out. I suspect some opponent is trying to get back at Zobrist for something.

from baseballmusings.com https://ift.tt/2IgRHLc