“Disabled” List Name Change to “Injured List”

[RollieTime]

MLB’s “Disabled List” will now be called “Injured List” as the word “Disabled” can be misconstrued.

[brewmann04]

give me a break

[FVBrewerFan]

Also, "Optioned" now changed to "Stearns' San Antonio Express"

[young guns]

[sarcasm]Now that that's settled we can finally get down to talking about the rest of the proposals.[/sarcasm]

This draws a meh. I'll probably still just say or type dl.

[pacopete4]

Another headline some will yell “snowflakes” even though it doesn’t affect a thing for them rather than just being sensitive to those that deal with disabilities on a daily occurrence.

[Fear The Chorizo]

Strike outs will now be termed "rests in the dugout while opting not to promenade to first base."

 

Disabled list can be misconstrued only by people with too much time on their hands to think about really pointless things.

[FVBrewerFan]

SHORTstop. That's offensive.

[SeaBass]

Another headline some will yell “snowflakes” even though it doesn’t affect a thing for them rather than just being sensitive to those that deal with disabilities on a daily occurrence.

I suppose, but can anyone else find the irony in the evolution from the word Handicapped to Disabled when describing people with disabilities because it sounds nicer, and now that everyone has adjusted to the nice word, that word is now taboo?

 

Ugh. I generally understand the change and I accept it, but ugh.

[Fear The Chorizo]

"bullpen" is too offensive - I'm going to write Manfred and request them change it to free range reliever sanctuary

[ClosetBrewerFan]

I can hear it now: "Counsell is calling for Hader out of the FRRS"

[FVBrewerFan]

I can hear it now: "Counsell is calling for Hader out of the FRRS"

 

Close. The "One call thats all free range reliever sanctuary at Americam Family Insurance Stadium at Ueker Field."

[trwi7]

SHORTstop. That's offensive.

 

First base for the sexually inexperienced.

[dlk9s]

Good. I always felt "Disabled List" was a stupid term.

[Jenkins5]

I started out teaching special education along with volunteering with special Olympics, and volunteering for special needs and personally don’t take offensive but I could see how some may. It’s just a politically correct world these days. People will make fuss over anything.

[BrewersSuperCollector]

I had to wiki it...the disabled list started in 1966. I somehow wondered if it was called the crippled list before that.

[folly412]

SHORTstop. That's offensive.

 

First base for the sexually inexperienced.

 

Left field also has problematic connotations.

 

 

Honestly, this one just makes more sense logically since you're calling it what it is.

 

It'll take some getting used to in order to stop referring to it as the "DL", but sending our injured players to Illinois sounds like a hoot.

[JosephC]

I wonder what percentage of people with legitimate disabilities were offended by the term disabled list? My guess is just about 0% until some non-disabled do-gooder thought they would save the world by pointing out this gross indiscretion being committed by MLB. And after that gross indiscretion was pointed out, the amount of disabled people offended by this term probably went from about 0% to 0.2%.

[topper09er]

In another generation all of our children will look back in disgust that we actually used the term injured list. They will need to explain to our grandchildren how ablest we were but it was a different time and we didn't know any better. I can't believe grandpa used to call the Frito-Lay Differently-Abled Roster brought to you by Visa the injured list.

[And That]

I enjoy the name change just for all the people triggered by it.

[RayKingsForemanGrill]

I enjoy the name change just for all the people triggered by it.

 

+1

 

I am a daily lurker logging in for the first time in maybe years to agree with this.

 

Anyone actually bothered by this change needs to sit down and take a deep breath.

[stalton]

FWIW, the name is more accurate but of all things needing changing, I would have thought changing the name would be near the bottom of the list. That being said I probably in the future will say that X player got hurt at Miller Park and will go on the DL.

[TURBO]

 

Anyone actually bothered by this change needs to sit down and take a deep breath.

 

Anyone who thinks there needed to be a change in the first place should do the same...

[wallus]

Times change. Remember when it was socially acceptable to say the "R" word? To put it in a sentence, those Cub fans are a bunch for R-words.

[Fear The Chorizo]

I enjoy the name change just for all the people triggered by it.

 

+1

 

I am a daily lurker logging in for the first time in maybe years to agree with this.

 

Anyone actually bothered by this change needs to sit down and take a deep breath.

 

This overall seems like something done to try and divert attention from other concerns currently harped on across MLB when there aren't daily games to distract fans and reporters. It's alot easier to debate the merits of making what amounts to pointless term changes with no regard to context than it is to tackle the current gripes of the players' union with free agency/player compensation. Can't wait for the first beat writer to inadvertently say a player is headed to the Disabled List and have them branded as hating wounded veterans.

 

Times change. Remember when it was socially acceptable to say the "R" word? To put it in a sentence, those Cub fans are a bunch for R-words.

 

You mean "Ricketts"?

[A Swing and A Drive]

I'm done with baseball