What Is It with Bullpens and Pink Backpacks?

Rookie Rangers reliever Neftali Feliz gets the pink backpack treatment last Sunday.

Previous pink backpack action at SoSG:
Rookie Hazing: Bullpen Edition
Rookie Hazing, Crawdad Raising

Twins Get In On Rookie Hazing Action

What is it about bullpens and rookie hazing? Via SPORTSbyBROOKS comes a contribution to this year's rookie hazing antics, from the Twins:

After last Thursday's victory over Cleveland, the team made reliever Jose Mijares wear that...interesting outfit. To his credit, Mijares had a great sense of humor about it.

One picture not good enough for you? (We're not here to judge.) There's also video, courtesy of MyFOX9.com.

Earlier 2009 Dodger rookie hazing content at SoSG:
Rookie Hazing: Bullpen Edition
Rookie Hazing, Crawdad Raising

Rookie Hazing, Crawdad Raising

Brent Leach joins Ronald Belisario in the Butterfly Brigade before last night's game.

Leach vents his crustacean frustration at Hiroki Kuroda.

Earlier: Rookie Hazing: Bullpen Edition (SoSG)

photos by Jon SooHoo/Dodgers

Rookie Hazing: Bullpen Edition

Rookie reliever Ronald Belisario gets a bit of bullpen hazing, courtesy of Will Ohman. From before tonight's game: