Should Major League Baseball Ban Chewing Tobacco?

Some traditions in baseball never change.

The stretch is still sung during the middle of the seventh, hot dogs are a main food group at the ballpark, and fans never speak about a perfect game till it’s completed.

But former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine is suggesting one change to the game - take out the chewing tobacco.

Before the start of the season, Valentine wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times. He talked about former player Tony Gwynn’s struggle with cancer, smokeless tobacco's allure and how organizations like the National Hockey League have banned the substance.

Ron Johnson, 58, of Plainfield, believes baseball shouldn’t mess with tradition.

“Let chewing tobacco stay,” Johnson said. “It seems to me that it’s part of the game. I don’t care if players chew or not.”

We hit the streets outside the Plainfield Post Office to ask people if they think Major League Baseball should outlaw chewing tobacco.

Click on each photo to see what people in town think.