Foam Asterisk Banned by Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball has officially swept the steroid era under the rug.

I told him I considered it a matter of free speech and he said Dodger Stadium is private property. Well not every stadium is on private property so are they going to ban it in every stadium? According to 'stadium operations' the Dodgers will adhere to the policy set out by the MLB Security Dept. and that policy recommends a strict ban on 'inflammatory signage'. the policy would be the same whether or not the word steroids was displayed or not. It is considered a security issue and it would be considered inflammatory and not allowed into the game. We created it to give fans a unified voice in protesting the steroid era We created the Fun Fan Foam Asterisk because we love the game! And so far fans have been into it. Just as we're getting some traction this happens. At least it makes good content for my new documentary, 'Kiss My Asterisk'. Yesterday we were told they would be banned at an exhibition game at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. I don't think that is private property?! We would like to get a written statement from MLB on their policy regarding the asterisk.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 29, 2008 -- "I told him I considered it a matter of free speech and he said Dodger Stadium is private property. Well not every stadium is on private property so are they going to ban it in every stadium?" asks asterisk creator and filmmaker Tom Wilson.

Brick and Fan

Last year several stadiums banned the foam asterisk so this year the creators decided to ask first and see if the asterisk would be allowed into Major League Baseball stadiums. Dodger representative Warren Leonard said, "According to 'stadium operations' the Dodgers will adhere to the policy set out by the MLB Security Dept. and that policy recommends a strict ban on 'inflammatory signage'."

The foam asterisk is a protest symbol that has been waved by thousands of fans over the past few years. The little piece of foam is shaped like an asterisk with "steroids" written on one side and "asterisk" written on the other.

When asked if the Dodgers would allow fans to enter the stadium if the word steroids was removed from the asterisk Leonard stated, "the policy would be the same whether or not the word steroids was displayed or not. It is considered a security issue and it would be considered inflammatory and not allowed into the game."

"We created it to give fans a unified voice in protesting the steroid era," said Wilson. "We created the Fun Fan Foam Asterisk because we love the game! And so far fans have been into it." One thousand Mets fans waved the foam asterisks at Shea Stadium in June of 2007 and the asterisk has been featured by the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Cleveland Plain Dealer and many other newspapers and radio stations across the country. "Just as we're getting some traction this happens. At least it makes good content for my new documentary, 'Kiss My Asterisk'."

For a quick history of the foam asterisk go to:
http://www.youtube.com/nobodyla
http://www.fanslovebaseball.com/

According to Wilson, "Yesterday we were told they would be banned at an exhibition game at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. I don't think that is private property?! We would like to get a written statement from MLB on their policy regarding the asterisk."

Adele Baughn
Nobody Productions
323-662-7976

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