I would like to start a new discussion...if you guys don't mind.

I am not that old yet...only in my 30's. I've just been sitting here tonight bouncing back and forth between watching the Dodgers/Diamondbacks game on TV and reading this forum. And as I'm watching and listening to Vin Scully do the play-by-play, it reminded me of the guy behind home plate who used to do the speed gun at Dodgers Stadium. He'd be sitting there with a white rim hat on, charting the pitch speeds and working the gun...but doing so the entire time with a huge cigar in his mouth.

That leads me to where I'm going with this...

I remember a time when men could go to a ballgame and smoke a cigar. I wasn't old enough to enjoy one while at the ballpark, but as a kid, I can sure remember the guys sitting around, keeping score and smoking cigars. I even remember them selling cigars at the stadium.

I disagree with the second-hand smoke controversy attached with cigars and pipes. Personally, I love pipes in the winter and traditionally smoke more cigars in the warmer months. Cigarettes...yes I believe second-hand smoke is bad. There's a shitload of chemicals in cigarettes.

But are cigars that bad? Do I not think so because I enjoy them? Am I the only one who would love to go sit at a ballgame and enjoy a cigar in the stands?