http://nolanwritin.com/2011/04/15/rangers-put-colby-lewis-on-paternity-leave-list-recall-kirkman-and-activate-scheppers/ A Texas Rangers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 21 Dec 2012 06:56:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://nolanwritin.com/2011/04/15/rangers-put-colby-lewis-on-paternity-leave-list-recall-kirkman-and-activate-scheppers/comment-page-1/#comment-813 Birth Story - Childbirth vs. baseball Wed, 04 May 2011 03:43:07 +0000 http://nolanwritin.com/?p=1652#comment-813 [...] 31, was the first player to go on Major League Baseball's new paternity leave list. A player can be on the list, and off the roster, for up to three days for the birth of a [...] [...] 31, was the first player to go on Major League Baseball's new paternity leave list. A player can be on the list, and off the roster, for up to three days for the birth of a [...]

]]> http://nolanwritin.com/2011/04/15/rangers-put-colby-lewis-on-paternity-leave-list-recall-kirkman-and-activate-scheppers/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Criticism Surrounds Colby Lewis for Taking Paternity Leave for Birth of Daughter « Nolan Writin' | A Texas Rangers blog Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:51:49 +0000 http://nolanwritin.com/?p=1652#comment-801 [...] While I can see the point of view of an obsessed Rangers’ fan – ultimately being the same one of Richie Whitt above – I can also very clearly see how he would want to attend the birth of his child. Second or not, it is his child and he has every reason to be there when his wife gives birth if he has the means to do so. In this case, he did because of the Paternity Leave rule and was placed on the Paternity Leave list. [...] [...] While I can see the point of view of an obsessed Rangers’ fan – ultimately being the same one of Richie Whitt above – I can also very clearly see how he would want to attend the birth of his child. Second or not, it is his child and he has every reason to be there when his wife gives birth if he has the means to do so. In this case, he did because of the Paternity Leave rule and was placed on the Paternity Leave list. [...]

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