Watch Your Language
And what was billed as the first-ever "politically correct" baseball game was played Tuesday between the minor league Lowell Spinners and the Brooklyn Cyclones.
The first, second and third basemen were "base persons" ? the shortstop became the "vertically challenged-stop" ? and the batboys were "bat persons."
No errors were announced so the players' feelings would not be hurt. And the fans who participated in those between-innings contests were all given "good try" ribbons.
But in a stark break with the concept of political correctness ? the teams did keep score ? and the Spinners lost the game 9-to-5.
And what was billed as the first-ever "politically correct" baseball game was played Tuesday between the minor league Lowell Spinners and the Brooklyn Cyclones.
The first, second and third basemen were "base persons" ? the shortstop became the "vertically challenged-stop" ? and the batboys were "bat persons."
No errors were announced so the players' feelings would not be hurt. And the fans who participated in those between-innings contests were all given "good try" ribbons.
But in a stark break with the concept of political correctness ? the teams did keep score ? and the Spinners lost the game 9-to-5.

