One of many gamers most dramatically affected by the Yankees’ long-standing coverage on beards and lengthy hair believes they need to maintain the “tradition.”
Johnny Damon, who lower his locks and shaved his facial hair after leaving the Crimson Sox for the Yankees in 2006, mentioned he realized about Hal Steinbrenner’s Friday announcement in regards to the reversal whereas on a Virgin cruise.
“I just heard that the Yankees are not requiring people to cut the hair, trim their beards- — you could always have your [mustache] — but I think we need to keep it how it was with respect to Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Derek Jeter and Mariano [Rivera],” Damon mentioned in an Instagram video. “…The Yankees are a practice. Let’s maintain it.
“I lower these beautiful locks off a few years in the past as a result of George Steinbrenner is such an incredible human being, such an incredible boss, that I wasn’t even going to query it.
“Everyone, let’s keep the policies the same, listen to your bosses, always bring your A-game, and let’s go.”
Whereas he was itemizing these franchise legends, Damon additionally famous that former teammate Jorge Posada “should be a Hall of Famer in my book.”
Hal Steinbrenner introduced in a press convention alongside common supervisor Brian Cashman on Friday that the staff can be amending the group’s time-honored coverage instituted almost 5 a long time earlier by his late father.
The youthful Steinbrenner acknowledged the custom was “outdated” and “somewhat unreasonable.”
The staff now will permit gamers and uniformed personnel to develop “well-groomed” facial hair, though the rule regarding no hair under the collar stays unchanged.
“Winning was the most important thing to my father,” Steinbrenner mentioned. “If somebody came and told him that they were very sure this could affect us getting the players we want to get … If something like this would detract from that or lessen our chances, I don’t know, I think he might be a little more apt to do the change that I did than people think because it was about winning.”
