Yankees getting rid of decades-old facial hair…
TAMPA – The Boss have to be spinning in his grave.
Hal Steinbrenner introduced Friday morning that the Yankees are getting rid of their long-standing facial hair coverage – which dated back to 1976 underneath George Steinbrenner – shifting to permit “well-groomed beards moving forward.”
“In recent weeks I have spoken to a large number of former and current Yankees — spanning several eras — to elicit their perspectives on our longstanding facial hair and grooming policy, and I appreciate their earnest and varied feedback,” Hal Steinbrenner stated in a assertion. “These most up-to-date conversations are an extension of ongoing inner dialogue that dates back a number of years. Ultimately the ultimate resolution rests with me, and after great consideration, we can be amending our expectations to permit our gamers and uniformed personnel to have well-groomed beards shifting ahead.
“It is the appropriate time to move beyond the familiar comfort of our former policy.”
Devin Williams had a beard. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
The clean-shaven Devin Williams. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
While it stays to be seen how “well-groomed” can be outlined, the transfer will give gamers some more freedom after beforehand being restricted to mustaches being the one facial hair allowed.
The coverage additionally consists of a rule about no hair beneath the collar, although that seems to nonetheless be the case.
Some gamers had pushed the bounds of the facial hair coverage in recent times, growing more than 5 o’clock shadows, with supervisor Aaron Boone having to remind them at instances that it was time to shave.
New nearer Devin Williams didn’t appear thrilled about having to shave his beard off on the primary day of exercises final week, retaining it till the final potential second and nonetheless sporting some stubble earlier this week during the workforce’s picture day.
Don Mattingly was infamously benched for a recreation in 1991 when he refused to cut his hair.
Hal Steinbrenner is now permitting facial hair. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
“I have nothing against long hair per se,” George informed The New York Times in 1978, “but I’m trying to instill a certain sense of order and discipline in the ball club, because I think discipline is important in an athlete. The players can joke about it, as long as they do it. If they don’t do it, we’ll try to find a way to accommodate them somewhere else. I want to develop pride in the players as Yankees. If we can get them to feel that way and think that way, fine. If they can’t, we’ll get rid of them.”
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