Joe Maddon, then-manager of the Chicago Cubs, told the Chicago Tribune at the time, Im into personal freedoms, and I dont understand the point with all that I stopped chewing tobacco about 15 years ago, and Im glad that I did, (but) to tell me what I can and cant do as an adult, Im not into that. Despite the outspoken few, many players were very supportive of the ban, some saying it would be the push they needed to help them quit the habit, and others simply recognizing that it was obviously for the greater good
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Its one of the reasons I really am upset with them is because theyve forgotten that specific thing
Because cigarettes and other tobacco products decrease oxygen in your lungs, you have an increased risk of developing respiratory illnesses, cancer, and other chronic diseases