The Dodgers Can No Longer Manipulate The DL
Dodger fans shouldn’t be frightened – the Dodgers will no doubt be using the injured list as liberally as they have in the past few years. MLB has just decided to make a terminology change.
Disabled List Name Change
Jeff Passan reported today that MLB will no longer be using the term “disabled list”. The distinction given from now on is the “injured list.”
Say goodbye to the disabled list.
Major League Baseball is renaming its designation for hurt players the "Injured List" and getting rid of the DL, a fixture in the game since 1966, a source familiar with the plan tells ESPN.
News at ESPN: https://t.co/6HytAl2eS5
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 7, 2019
Why The Change?
The league will be making the change out of concern that the expression “disabled” falsely compares disabilities with injuries. Mixing, or making similar the terms ‘disabled’ and ‘injury’ could infer an inability to participate in sports. Our current society has recently attempted at reversing the negative impact of ableist discrimination.
What Are Your Thoughts?
Were you happy to see baseball make such a change? Was it something you had previously given thoughts to? Let us know your feelings in the comments section as always!
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Ahhhhh! Whatever you want to call it, pc police
Are they changing the number of days a player is “hurt”, you know going back to the 15-day List from the 10-day? This is where teams such as the Dodgers are manipulating it.
Well 10 to a 15 day list I think will get the play more healthy than coming back too soon. Teams will miss a good performer for awhile but at least he may be better. Other teams did the same thing the Dodgers did.
PCism has arrived in MLB. Sad
You said it first. PC gone awry. Everybody knows and understands the inference in Baseball. Good grief!
What is actually bad about changing the name of the DL? Or for that matter, being PC in general. How does it actually harm you in any way?
Anyone who is injured to the point that they cannot work is legally disabled. Disabilities are not always permanent. I really believe we are all grown up enough to know that players are only temporarily disabled. Totally unnecessary to change the name.
Bingo!
That’s weird, on my paycheck I get taxed for SDI. Since I’m not disabled, shouldn’t I be exempt from the tax? This is beyond stupid. Manfred is a turd!
Life goes on. Carry on.
Concur and remember, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young wrote a song with that name.
I used to be opposed to the DL. Then it became tiring, seeing a rally lost because a poor hitting pitcher could not hit the ball. Oh, wait. Wrong DL……