Students may participate in certain clubs which promote these activities.

"To me, a healthy pitching staff is more important than switching guys around so they can pitch against certain clubs," Rodgers said.

Perhaps he too had been a member of a certain club.

Highly important and to date the only criterion which led to major problems for certain clubs is the financial criterion.

If you think the music a certain club plays is six months behind the times, you can pop into Foursquare and share your thoughts.

They also wanted to have a $100 million discretionary fund so the commissioner could give additional money to certain clubs.

"We don't want a split pool because you end up with certain clubs being treated differently than everyone else," Manfred said.

It can be similarly disappointing if someone who has initiated the idea of membership in a certain club fails to follow through.

Since the city adopted a law in 1984 prohibiting discrimination by certain clubs, about 40 have complied, according to the rights commission.