The crazy and insane left is at it again, this time with a blast from the past, PETA. The now largely irrelevant animal rights group says the place where Major League Baseball pitchers warm up before getting into the game should be called something else, other than a bullpen.
The word bullpen stems from the late 19th century when the game was in its infancy and fans in the outfield were roped off in what looked like a pen. It was referred to as a bullpen. It was also near this bullpen where pitchers warmed up. Eventually, as stadiums grew larger and there was no longer a need to rope off areas of the outfield to keep spectators away from the field, the term bullpen became synonymous with where the pitchers practiced.
Now, PETA says the term is degrading to cows.
“As the World Series turns into a pitching duel, PETA is pitching a proposal to the baseball world: Strike out the word “bullpen,” which references the holding area where terrified bulls are kept before slaughter, in favor of a more modern, animal-friendly term. PETA’s suggestion? The arm barn,” the leftists at PETA claim.”
PETA notes that cows are hung upside down and their throats are slit in the meat industry, while in rodeos, gentle bulls are tormented into kicking and bucking by being electro-shocked or prodded—all are typically held in a “bullpen” while they await their cruel fate.