Why do ballplayers bubble constantly?

[bandit957]

Why do baseball players constantly chew bubble gum and blow bubbles with it? If you go to a game, or if you watch a game on TV, you can always see a pink oval expanding from the batter's mouth off in the distance. That, my friends, is bubble gum.

I had to play baseball on various occasions in my youth (such as during school or other mandatory activities), but it didn't cause me to bubble.

[Max Rockatansky]

Better than dipping?

[Scott5114]

They're not allowed to chew tobacco, and for some reason they feel the need to chew something.

[triplemultiplex]

Because marketing candy versions of tobacco is definitely ethical....

[Max Rockatansky]

Because marketing candy versions of tobacco is definitely ethical....

Hey!...that was some good shit back in the day.