MLB Dress Code?

Do you cover MLB?

 

I can appreciate that flip flops are footwear equivalent of a slanket, but from a sanitary point of view, they really are no different from any open toe shoe or heel. The concern in locker rooms is MRSA, which is why teams issue those shower sandals. MRSA can be spread whether it's a $1 flip flop or a $395 pair of Manolos.

 

If you win an APSE award, you can let the fungus grow back on your shower shoes, and the PR staff will think you're colorful.

 

THIS CREDENTIAL MAY BE REVOKED AT ANY TIME WITHOUT CAUSE.

 

So, instead of replying to my post, you decided to "big time" me instead.

Do you really think you need to cover an MLB team to understand the issue? Do you not think the same issue occurs in workplaces all over America? Do you need to cover MLB to apply common sense?

I think you know the answer to your question to me, but I did actually work for an MLB team. And, I wore a suit and tie every day.

In my job previous to that, I dealt with multiple MLB teams -- and teams from the other major team sports. I've been in clubhouses, on the team charter, at press conferences, and on the field for presentations.

Someone else mentioned it, but camera men are often the worst, and they can be very visible to the crowd in the stadium.

Seeing reporters at the Knicks practice facility made me embarrassed for your profession.

Get a job at the Apple Store if you want to wear a t-shirt to work.

 

Smasher, I completely respect your take on this entire issue, I do. But I can't imagine you're suggesting the new policy was put in place to appease the delicate sensibilities of the players.

 

21, I think someone mentioned wanting to avoid an "incident" when asked why they wanted a policy.

The only interaction I can think of that would count as an incident is sexual harassment. Unless Pujols becomes enraged at the sight of mandals.

 

NY Daily News does a more straightforward news story.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/major-league-baseball-dress-code-checking-footwear-article-1.988214

It brings up the incident that everyone turns to, and so I ask: Would Ines at the Jets have been in violation of this MLB dress code?

 

Never again wonder why sports is referred to as the Toy Department.

 

Not unless there are guidelines concerning how tight one's clothing should be. From the photos I've seen of Ines Sainz at Jets camp, she was wearing a white blouse and blue jeans, not a short skirt.

Longer shorts and skirts can be just as much of a problem if they don't fit properly. Or sometimes if they do, but what they fit is... shapely.

 

This line from the story is just plain wrong. She was never "booted for improper attire." Not even close. It happened in the NYDN's backyard, seems like at least an editor should know the narrative if not a news reporter:

While there have been no similar incidents in MLB yet, committee members said the league seemed to want to avoid an incident similar to the one in the Jets' clubhouse in 2010, when Ines Sainz was booted for improper attire.