Red Sox have no plans to discontinue 'God Bless America' at Fenway, despite official's (tr)

WEEI ^ | 5-15-18 | Alex Reimer

[bankwalker]

It didn ‘t really work against the Islanders.

That is because the Islanders turned into the Flyers one night ... the night that Clark Gillies kicked the snot outta Dave Shultz.

[Starboard]

I have three letter for MLB: NFL.

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MLB is already far more PC than the NFL. You can’t watch a single game without being reminded about some type of cause being advocated by a team or player.

[Starboard]

Good catch. One rigged poll in 2013.

[Dont tread and Live]

Not to be unexpected, Boston totally sucks and always will. And yes I am Yankee fan.

[Mouton]

So am I! Had the honor of attending the last game that Joe Dimaggio played in Yankee Stadium with my dad.

[raccoonradio]

MLB player who took a knee during national anthem: 1

NFL players who took a knee: hundreds

[LRoggy]

As a die-hard long time Islander fan I can certainly confirm it worked in Game 7 in 1975

[PallMal]

Actually, the first time "God Bless America" was tried against the Islander's it did work, during the 1975 playoffs.

The Islander's came back from a 3-0 game deficit, but lost game 7 in Philadelphia.

[PallMal]

Yep, I remember it well. That was the same playoff year where the Islanders came back from a 3-0 game deficit against the Penguins and won game 7.

Then they almost accomplished the very same feat in the next series against the Flyers, but lost game 7.

[Fiji Hill]

In my opinion, the first performance of God Bless America is still the best.

[Starboard]

That is true, but I think you missed my point which was that MLB is more PC than the NFL. The NFL players were engaged in protesting a patriotic display; MLB is becoming ever more engaged in promoting favored PC causes and events. There's clearly a difference between the two, however there is a bit of a common thread which is players using their association with the game to push their beliefs.