Video, radio interviews promote tobacco-free baseball
Editor
Oct 19, 2011
Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois, a long-time tobacco-control champion, hit a homerun on the floor of the Senate yesterday when he made a compelling speech aimed at getting smokeless tobacco out of Major League Baseball.
Among millions of viewers who will watch the start of the World Series tonight, Durbin noted, are kids who will see their baseball heroes and imitate "that little puff in the lip, that can in the pocket. And they think that’s part of being a great baseball player."
Continue reading Durbin Knocks Tobacco Out of the Park in Senate Speech
posted October 19, 2011
Tobacco-free all stars in lineup for opening day
Editor
Mar 31, 2011
Baseball's Opening Day has started with a burst of energy, excitement and momentum in the campaign to get smokeless tobacco out of the ballgame.
Continue reading ESPN Analyst, ex-Mets Manager Bobby Valentine Urges Tobacco Ban in Major Leagues
posted March 31, 2011
Key U.S. Senators ask Major League Baseball and players’ union to prohibit tobacco
Editor
Feb 15, 2011
With spring training for the 2011 season about to begin, two U.S. senators have formally called on Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association to prohibit the use of all tobacco products on the field, in the dugout and in locker rooms at MLB venues.
Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin of Illinois and Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey wrote to MLB Commissioner Bud Selig and Michael Weiner, executive director of the Players Association, asking them to protect players and their young fans by finally ending the use of tobacco in baseball.
Continue reading It’s Time to Knock Tobacco Out of the Park
posted February 15, 2011
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