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Red Sox scrap 'racially insensitive' David Ortiz bobbleheads
ESPN ^ | August 9, 2016 | Darren Rovell

Posted on 08/09/2016 4:59:49 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

Boston Red Sox fans who attend Tuesday night's game against the New York Yankees will no longer receive David Ortiz bobbleheads.

The team promised to distribute Ortiz bobbleheads to the first 15,000 fans entering Fenway Park before Boston's game against the Yankees, but Red Sox president Sam Kennedy said he elected to postpone the promotion after doing a quality check.

"I thought the bobbleheads were an inaccurate portrayal of David," Kennedy said. "To go further, I thought the facial features were racially insensitive."

(Excerpt) Read more at espn.com ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: athletes; baseball; bobbleheads; boston; madeinchina; mlb; ortiz; redsox
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To: To Hell With Poverty

No you can’t. I KNOW it’s illegal in EVERY state to serve spaghetti with fried chicken!!

Yeah, Buono’s Bakery up the block Good Lord!

Cannoli the size of canoes :)


41 posted on 08/09/2016 11:48:38 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: To Hell With Poverty

You’re very right. The water is HUGE.

I know there are a few places that import their water to make their food.


42 posted on 08/09/2016 11:49:24 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: dp0622

Yeah Mellow Mushroom does that. They’re pretty good but not what I’d call “real” pizza. Too funky/gourmet.

Cannoli....my all time favorite!!!


43 posted on 08/10/2016 12:05:35 AM PDT by To Hell With Poverty (Paisley Park is in my heart.)
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To: To Hell With Poverty

Cannoli rock :)


44 posted on 08/10/2016 12:07:44 AM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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