Chewing tobacco and baseball, why do they go together so well? I was doing some research and came across this article and slide show. It covers the history of chewing tobacco, baseball, and their odd history together.
Here is the link;
Baseball and Chewing Tobacco: A Strange History
Baseball and Chewing Tobacco.
Chewing Tobacco and Baseball:
The article shows some cool pictures along with some short snippets explaining the history of chewing tobacco and baseball, and how the combination is both odd and inseparable.
One of the most wholesome of american pastimes, and one of the most vile addictions wouldn’t seem like it would mesh well. But it is incredible how they are associated without a second thought.
The article talks about how baseball players were wary of cigarettes in the early days of baseball, and tended to use the smokeless tobacco. Which was also in fact one of the most popular of all of the available tobacco products of the time.
