Mets Cap Flap Shows How Tone-Deaf Bud Selig Is
Ronny Paulino of the New York Mets wears a FDNY cap during batting practice before the game against the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) Getty ImagesOther reports indicated that large fines were threatened on both Mets players and the team if the players wore the caps, and that the caps were “confiscated” so the Mets couldn’t wear them.
Only now, that appears not to have been the case, or so it’s being reported today; now Bud Selig is “angry” that this whole thing became public:
Read Article >MLB Forbids Mets To Wear New York Tribute Caps
Jose Reyes of the New York Mets wears a NYPD cap during batting practice before the game against the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) Getty ImagesMLB has done it again -- taken what could have been a nice tribute, done quietly and in a classy way by one of its teams -- and turned it into a firestorm of protest.
During the ESPN telecast, it was noted that MLB indicated they didn’t want to set a “precedent” by allowing the wearing of non-standard caps. However, when the Mets came back to play 10 years ago, they ignored a similar order, according to then-Mets player Todd Zeile:
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