If PETA wanted my sympathy they would have started with how baseball is so damn boring. I trail off into a coma before even thinking about what “bullpen” might mean. I balk at baseball, a sport almost as boring as golf to watch.

Now I do think Native Americans have a legitimate grievance against use of certain team names, gestures, and war chants that seem derogatory or demeaning. Atlanta comes to mind. That’s more of a real issue than “bullpen”.

Silly is right , sometimes P.E.T.A. can be off the hook

Some things are not too silly to fight for but our choice of words can really Doom the fight before it starts.

This type of behavior is all too frequently seen in groups that have allowed their idealism to master their pragmatism. And they appear not to have done their research when it comes to the etymology of the term “bullpen” in baseball. What baseball term are they going to go after next? No more ducks on the pond (runners in scoring position)? Can’t say dying quail to describe a softly hit fly ball that drops in front of the outfielder?

I would’ve expected PETA to complain about the use of cowhide for mitts, shoes and baseballs, but it seems this group’s mission has expanded to the absurd. Pretty soon they’ll be telling us it’s speciesist to put the cart before the horse, let the cat out of the bag, ignore the elephant in the room and kill two birds with one stone!

Can't stand PETA, for so many reasons...