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Protester causes melee at DC baseball name unveiling
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| Mon Nov 22 2004 13:00:00 ET
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Posted on 11/22/2004 10:17:28 AM PST by crushelits
Baseball's big party got thrown a curveball before it even began.
Officials from the sports world and the city government were in Union Station today to confirm what was already widely known -- that the Expos are being re-named the Washington Nationals. But before the media event got underway, D-C Statehood Green Party member Adam Eidinger jumped onto the stage holding a sign protesting Mayor Tony Williams' planned stadium deal.
Eidinger was jumped by several men, including former Washington Senators announcer Charlie Brotman. A tussle ensued, and the podium nearly fell over, before security managed to drag Eidinger off stage.
As for the new name, it's not really that new. Baseball officials said there were teams named the Nationals in the 1870's and 1880's, and that the Senators were originally the Nationals from 1901 to 1956.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: baseballname; causes; dc; melee; protester; unveiling
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To: crushelits
But before the media event got underway, D-C Statehood Green Party member Adam Eidinger jumped onto the stage holding a sign protesting Mayor Tony Williams' planned stadium deal.
Adam Eidinger, the freak, is the one in the center.
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posted on
11/22/2004 10:19:37 AM PST
by
ClintonBeGone
(Sometimes it's OK for even a Wolverine to root for a Buckeye win.)
To: crushelits
that the Expos are being re-named the Washington Nationals
They should be called the Washington
Lobbyists.
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posted on
11/22/2004 10:19:51 AM PST
by
bikepacker67
("This is the best election night in history." -- DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe 11/2/04 8pm)
To: crushelits
I went to a baseball announcement and a basketball game broke out?
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posted on
11/22/2004 10:19:54 AM PST
by
steveo
(Member: Fathers Against Rude Television)
To: ClintonBeGone
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posted on
11/22/2004 10:20:04 AM PST
by
ClintonBeGone
(Sometimes it's OK for even a Wolverine to root for a Buckeye win.)
To: crushelits
Suspend them all for the season!
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posted on
11/22/2004 10:20:22 AM PST
by
michaelt
To: crushelits
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posted on
11/22/2004 10:20:46 AM PST
by
asgardshill
(November 2004 - The Month That Just Kept On Giving)
To: crushelits
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Imagine the uproar from the left if the team were named the "Washington Dimwits"... |
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posted on
11/22/2004 10:20:50 AM PST
by
Fintan
(Someday we''ll look back on this and plow into a parked car...)
To: crushelits
"The name Nationals reflects a nationalistic philosophy in this city and, on a grander scale, in the United States as a whole. If we truly want peace in our time, we must let the other nations of the world know that we are willing to work with them. I will not support a redneck agenda put forth by this selected administration. The team name should be the Washington World Citizens or the Washington Peaceniks. Those would show our true colors!"
To: ClintonBeGone
Trust me, this guy has NEVER been in the center on any issue! : )
To: crushelits
Break a few bats over his noggin.
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posted on
11/22/2004 10:23:06 AM PST
by
TheBigB
(<----still tired and red-eyed from this weekend's BAYWATCH marathon on TV Land.)
To: crushelits
Raise my taxes for a stadium will ya!
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posted on
11/22/2004 10:25:44 AM PST
by
Time is now
(We'll live to see it......or something like it....)
To: bikepacker67
There's already a team named that. They play hockey in San Jose. : )
To: crushelits
Washington: Once again, First in War, First in peace, Last in the National League.
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posted on
11/22/2004 10:26:27 AM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(NYT Headline: "The Protocols of the Learned Elders of CBS", Fake But Accurate, Experts Say)
To: steveo
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posted on
11/22/2004 10:27:39 AM PST
by
Argh
To: crushelits
Great name for a ball club.
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posted on
11/22/2004 10:27:40 AM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: Bluegrass Conservative
You are a freaking maggot.
Go to your corner, kneel and apologize to all Freepers.
Any way, I don't give a damn what you think.!
To: crushelits
Uh....did you see the quotes?
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posted on
11/22/2004 10:31:13 AM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
To: crushelits; Bluegrass Conservative
I think you misunderstood. He was channeling Adam.
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posted on
11/22/2004 10:32:17 AM PST
by
Pyro7480
(Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, sancta Dei Genitrix.... sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper...)
To: crushelits
Eidinger was jumped by several men, including former Washington Senators announcer Charlie Brotman.
How old is this guy? The Senators moved from DC to Texas when, 1971? (He was the PA announcer, not the radio or TV announcer, BTW.)
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