{"id":3627,"date":"2008-07-22T08:48:21","date_gmt":"2008-07-22T13:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/?p=3627"},"modified":"2008-07-22T08:48:21","modified_gmt":"2008-07-22T13:48:21","slug":"the_yankees_want_to_kill_you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/archives\/2008\/07\/the_yankees_want_to_kill_you.html","title":{"rendered":"The Yankees Want To Kill You"},"content":{"rendered":"

Skin cancer will cause the deaths of 7,000 Americans this year, and maybe more if the most evil team in baseball has its way<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Yankee fans are seeing — and turning — red over a ban on sunscreen, which Stadium security guards say was widely expanded in the last few weeks. <\/p>\n

Security guards collected garbage bags full of sunblock at the entrances to Yankee Stadium over the sweltering weekend, when temps hit 96 degrees and the UV index reached a skin-scorching 9 out of 10 — a move team officials said was to protect the Stadium from terrorism. <\/p>\n

But fans baking in the bleachers and upper deck argued that the sun may be a bigger threat than Osama bin Laden. <\/p>\n

“I was really pissed because, since I am Irish and I have a bald head, I need my sunblock,” said Sean Gavin, 40, who had to toss his SPF 30 at the gate Saturday. <\/p>\n

“After they saw me dousing myself with it, it should have been obvious to them that it was sunblock and not some explosive.” <\/p>\n

. . .<\/p>\n

Four weeks ago, Stadium officials decided that sunscreen of all sizes and varieties would not be permitted, a security supervisor told The Post before last night’s game. <\/p>\n

“There have been a lot of complaints,” he said. “We tell them to apply once and then throw it out.” <\/p>\n

For fans who bring babies or young children to cheer on the home team, the guard had suggested they “beg” to take the sunblock in. <\/p>\n

. . .<\/p>\n

The Stadium does sell 1-ounce bottles of Arizona Sun SPF 15 for $5 — a huge markup that makes its beer seem cheap. <\/p>\n

Dermatologists said that, security concerns or not, leaving 56,000 fans unprotected from potential skin cancer is “very dangerous.” <\/p>\n

“This is especially bad for children, as their younger skin is particularly sensitive,” said Dr. Babar Rao, a specialist at the Skin and Cancer Center of New York. “Sunblock needs to be reapplied every two hours, even if you are not swimming in the ocean or pool.” <\/p>\n

Major League Baseball even has a skin-cancer prevention program called “Play Sun Smart.” <\/p>\n

An hour after being asked about the sunscreen ban, Yankee spokesman Jason Zillo told The Post that the rules would be changed to permit 3-ounce containers.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(And MLB doesn’t just have a namby-pamby “program” to battle skin cancer — it’s actually one of Commissioner Bud Selig’s pet projects<\/a>, Selig himself diagnosed with skin cancer in 2004.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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