In the news lately is the story of St. Louis Cardinals' pitcher Josh Hancock, who died while driving drunk (BAC 0.15%) and hitting a vehicle that had stopped to help a disabled auto.
Sportswriters, pundits, and fans are weighing in on the issue of drinking among athletes. Hancock's team was for a long time owned by Anheuser-Busch and players were served complimentary alcohol in the clubhouse (the stadium is called Busch stadium, too). In Milwaukee, the baseball team is called the Brewers, and they play in Miller Park, named for Miller Beer, of course.
Baseball and beer go together like hippies and granola. Is it wrong for employers to serve unlimited quantities of alcohol to players? I think it is. But to use this tragedy as a springboard to ban alcohol consumption and sale seems misguided.
Posted by jimj at May 6, 2007 08:07 AM | TrackBack