Yankees grooming policy rescinded

Snapolit1 · #1 02-24-2025, 05:59 PM

I was once seconded to Anheuser Busch for a work assignment. I was asked by my boss to shave my goatee because August Busch (the 4th I think) didn’t want anyone in the organization to have facial hair. Was a long standing thing. I thought that was stupid as hell, but then learned that his father thought wearing glasses was a sign of weakness and he hated seeing them.

bk400 · #2 02-25-2025, 08:41 AM

The Judge speaks (as quoted in the venerable New York Post earlier this week):

Judge said he was �definitely shocked� about the change in policy that was instituted in 1976 by George Steinbrenner. But he understood Hal Steinbrenner�s reasoning in not wanting the old policy to be something that would risk the Yankees� chances of adding players that could help them win.

That said, Judge had a strong stance on players who might not have been willing to sign with the Yankees because they did not want to shave, though he said he had not heard of it happening.

"If that little rule is going to stop you from coming here, then you probably shouldn�t be here," Judge said. �If a little rule like that is going to stop you from doing your job, then I don�t think � I don�t know...

I got drafted by this organization, so the very first day I was here, I�ve been shaving since 2013," Judge said. "This is what I know, this is what I�m used to. I look around the building, look at old photos of the past legends and people that played here, they all followed that rule, so I just tried to follow on their path."

In his one-on-one meeting with Steinbrenner, Judge emphasized that he thought it was important to keep the franchise�s other rules in place � such as no hair below the collar � because they help instill discipline.

�We definitely talked about that because that was one of my big things,� Judge said. �Rules, it�s all about discipline. Especially playing with the Yankees, this is a disciplined group. That�s one thing I learned all the way from the minor leagues up, you have those certain rules that teach you discipline, teach you a certain way. That was my big concern is, I didn�t want a lot of these rules to start changing.

�A lot of these separate us and make the New York Yankees the standard. We talked about a lot of those things. I just wanted to reiterate with him, �I understand the facial hair policy, but let�s keep a lot of these other things in check.� �

Balticfox · #3 05-03-2025, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by bk400

I thought the Yankees' grooming policy was actually a pretty classy thing.

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Originally Posted by bk400

...but we're going to look the part, because people are buying tickets to see us play, and we're on TV, and we want to set an example for what a classy team looks like.

This is actually the first time I've heard the words "classy" and "Yankees" used in conjunction. My experience has always been just the opposite. My initial exposure to MLB was as a first grader in the spring of 1959 and it was the Yankees who tended to be favoured by the bigger kids in the schoolyard, i.e. the assholes. Then over the years I came to associate Yankee fans with leather lunged Bronx residents who drove cabs in Manhattan and cursed angrily at other drivers at every opportunity. And wore short fat ties over their bellies on those rare occasions when so required. Not to mention interfering with players from opposing teams on the field of play at Yankee Stadium. (See Jeffrey Maier 1996.)

But "classy" Yankees? No, never.

John1941 · #4 05-03-2025, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Balticfox

This is actually the first team I've heard the words "classy" and "Yankees" used in conjunction. My experience has always been just the opposite. My initial exposure to MLB was as a first grader in the spring of 1959 and it was the Yankees who tended to be favoured by the bigger kids in the schoolyard, i.e. the assholes. Then over the years I came to associate Yankee fans with leather lunged Bronx residents who drove cabs in Manhattan and cursed angrily at other drivers at every opportunity. And wore short fat ties over their bellies on those rare occasions when so required. Not to mention interfering with players from opposing teams on the field of play at Yankee Stadium. (See Jeffrey Maier 1996.)

But "classy" Yankees? No, never.

Yankees players have a wide reputation for classiness. Think Mattingly, Jeter, Rivera, Judge, etc.

Don't see how the Yankees can be held accountable for their fans.

Balticfox · #5 05-03-2025, 05:47 PM

Not to mention the Sultan of the Smorgasbord Babe Ruth, Billy Martin, ARoid and private box king Juan Soto.

yanksfan09 · #6 05-03-2025, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Balticfox

This is actually the first team I've heard the words "classy" and "Yankees" used in conjunction. My experience has always been just the opposite. My initial exposure to MLB was as a first grader in the spring of 1959 and it was the Yankees who tended to be favoured by the bigger kids in the schoolyard, i.e. the assholes. Then over the years I came to associate Yankee fans with leather lunged Bronx residents who drove cabs in Manhattan and cursed angrily at other drivers at every opportunity. And wore short fat ties over their bellies on those rare occasions when so required. Not to mention interfering with players from opposing teams on the field of play at Yankee Stadium. (See Jeffrey Maier 1996.)

But "classy" Yankees? No, never.

Jeffrey Maier? Lol

A 12 year old kid who caught a ball at a game? umm... okay. Yea he must be a trashy garbage human.

Balticfox · #7 05-03-2025, 11:01 PM

Somehow though there was nary a word from any of the Yankees that the play wasn't actually a home run. (Not to mention of course the umpires but hey, the Yankees draw the ratings so....)

D. Bergin · #8 05-04-2025, 10:42 AM

My unofficial stats indicate at least 50% of "Classy Guys" or "Good Guys" are either snakes, mobsters, monsters or con men. Sometimes all 4.

To those who describe themselves as "Classy Guys" or "Good Guys", the odds jump up to about 98 or 99%...give or take a margin of error of about 2%.

jayshum · #9 05-04-2025, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Balticfox

Somehow though there was nary a word from any of the Yankees that the play wasn't actually a home run. (Not to mention of course the umpires but hey, the Yankees draw the ratings so....)

What player or team, before replay, do you think would have voluntarily given up a home run in a playoff game? There have been plenty of bad calls throughout baseball history. I don't remember a team ever saying, you know what, that call was wrong so change it even though it hurts us.

Talk to the 1985 Cardinals. They're still waiting for the Royals to tell Don Denkinger that he made the wrong call at first base in game 6.

nolemmings · #10 05-04-2025, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jayshum

What player or team, before replay, do you think would have voluntarily given up a home run in a playoff game? There have been plenty of bad calls throughout baseball history. I don't remember a team ever saying, you know what, that call was wrong so change it even though it hurts us.

Talk to the 1985 Cardinals. They're still waiting for the Royals to tell Don Denkinger that he made the wrong call at first base in game 6.

In contrast, Twins fans will gleefully tell you that Drew Coble correctly called Ron Gant out in Game 2 of the 1991 WS. And no, Hrbek did not pull him off the bag, regardless of what that whining windbag Tim McCarver (RIP) kept moaning.

Balticfox · #11 05-04-2025, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jayshum

What player or team, before replay, do you think would have voluntarily given up a home run in a playoff game? There have been plenty of bad calls throughout baseball history. I don't remember a team ever saying, you know what, that call was wrong so change it even though it hurts us.

Ahah! I was just waiting for someone to make that argument.

You forget that the subject of discussion here is whether the Yankees were/are a "classy" MLB team. Well classy includes good sportsmanship. So essentially what you've been reduced to arguing is that the Yankees are no more unclassy than any other team!

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