"We're back and better than ever here on Mike & Mike. In light of the news that Major League Baseball is changing their anti-hazing policy to ban players dressing as women, we've got the one major leaguer who always dresses like a woman, Ginny Baker." Mike Greenberg did the intro. Ginny knew he liked being called Greeny.

Ginny had not planned to appear on the ESPN morning show. MLB's announcement of the new anti-hazing and anti-bullying plan just happened to come while she was on their campus in Bristol, Connecticut, shooting a Sports Center commercial. The hosts, Greenberg and Mike Golic, thought she would have a unique insight into the new policy.

Golic started the questions; "First things first, how's the arm?"

"It's fine. It's a minor injury, just a strain. I'm already throwing full speed. It should be 100% by spring training."

Greeny went next; "That's great to hear. Now, as I'm sure you've heard, Major League Baseball announced yesterday they created a new anti-hazing and anti-bullying program prohibiting teams from 'requiring, coercing, or encouraging' players to engage in activities including 'dressing up as women or wearing costumes that may be offensive to individuals based on their race, sex, nationality, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristic'. I guess my first question is when did you learn about this policy?"

"I started hearing some rumors about it several weeks ago. I didn't hear anything official until Friday when I got an email from the player's association."

Golic asked the next question; "Have you experienced anything like what they're banning with the Padres?"

Ginny shook her head; "The only people who ever encouraged me to dress like a woman are my agent and my mother." The guys laughed as she continued; "Rookie hazing on the Padres isn't like that. For us it's just carrying the veteran's luggage and trimming Mike Lawson's beard." That got an even bigger laugh.

Greeny took his turn; "You haven't faced this kind of hazing, but what do you think of the policy in general?"

"I knew you were going to ask me that. Truth is, I don't have a strong opinion either way. I'm something of a baseball traditionalist. I recognize the history of hazing and how it can bring a locker room together. When Sonny Evers told me to get his bag on my first road trip was when I first felt like the team accepted me. On the other hand, I can see how men wearing women's clothes or dressing in the stereotypical clothing of another culture can be seen as mocking or belittling. I wouldn't want some team's rookies wearing my jersey as a joke, for example. It's a question of where you draw the line."

Golic concurred; "When I was a rookie with the Oilers I got hazed, including wearing a skirt on a flight to San Diego. It helped me bond with the team."

Ginny took issue with the comparison; "Social media has changed things since you were playing. You were seen by a few dozen people at the airport. Today everybody sees it. It's not a private little joke anymore, it's how you're presenting yourself to the world. Trust me, I know about having things out there that weren't intended for public consumption."

Greeny took her side; "That's a good point. When you're reaching a larger audience you have to clean up your act. Maybe that's what baseball is trying to do here. OK, Ginny, I have just one more question before we let you go. Did you really trim Mike Lawson's beard?"

Ginny laughed; "Some of the other rookies did. I told him if they let me near it he'd end up with a face as smooth as mine."

The guys laughed as Greeny took them to commercial.