Volquez Suspended Under New "Anti-Flat Cap" Policy

Today, MLB suspended Reds pitcher, Edinson Volquez, 50 games for CAP violations. Volquez was found to have repeatedly worn his cap to the side and has refused to curve the bill. This came as a shock to the pitcher, who only played in 9 games last season and is recovering from Tommy John's surgery.

Since the beginning of the decade, players started "bringing the streets" to wearing their uniforms. It started with baggy pants and quickly moved to the most sacred part of the uniform, the baseball cap. After flat brimmed usage started to run rampant in baseball, MLB decided to crack down on the practice, which makes players look foolish and angers much of the older fan base. While other sports like football and especially basketball have embraced their "urban roots", baseball has tried to remain traditional and...well...white.

After Volquez was informed of the suspension and told to clean out his locker, MLB representatives also found a cache of suspect pills in his locker. It was speculated that the pills were PED's, but tests proved that it was just a bunch of PEZ given to Edinson by fellow teammate Aaron "Baby Ruth" Harang. Fortunately for Volquez, the suspension starts immediately while he is still on the 60-day DL, so his punishment is more like a stern yelling.

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