Concerned citizens bust Reds for smoking in clubhouse
A. Isaac 
Normally, we wouldn’t find a man smoking a stogie all that interesting. In fact, the last time any cigar got this much attention was the Clinton administration.
But there are those in this country (mostly over the age of 65) who have taken the term “whistleblowing” too far. These are the same people, who might I add, also call into PGA tour events to say that a gust of wind moved someone’s ball as they addressed it.
Losers.
So naturally, this same group of people (5 of them to be exact) felt it necessary to inform the Cincinnati Health department of Reds’ owner Bob Castellini and other players smoking indoors as they celebrated the NL central title Tuesday.
How dare they!
Because of the incident, a weeny health department official will have to visit the clubhouse with 30 days.
Via Big League Stew :
State law requires a health inspector to go out within 30 days at about the same time of day as the alleged violation, [health department spokesperson Rocky] Merz said. That means an inspector might be attending one of the playoff games to see if anyone is smoking then.
“We come in unannounced, obviously,” he said.
If the inspector sees someone smoking, the Reds will be sent a letter notifying them of the violation, which the team can appeal. No fine is attached to any initial violation. If another complaint is filed and an inspector responds again to the ballpark and sees someone smoking, the Reds could be fined $100. The fine escalates to $500 after that.
I’ve always wanted to see someone pay a large fine in pennies. Here’s to hoping Castellini has the balls to do it.
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