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MLB moves bat production company from United States to China (C'mon, really?)
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Posted on 09/18/2021 9:17:08 PM PDT by cba123
When Major League Baseball hosted its "Field of Dreams" game in Iowa in August, it was a celebration of small-town America. But less than 100 miles away, a small town is worrying that its local economy, that's centered around baseball, is getting shut out. Kris Van Cleave traveled to Caledonia, Minnesota, where a factory partially owned by MLB is closing up shop and shipping jobs overseas.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: americanmarxism; baseball; bats; biden; bidenlegacy; chat; chatforum; china; mlb; redchina; sports; us; wood
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For crying out loud.
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posted on
09/18/2021 9:17:08 PM PDT
by
cba123
To: cba123
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posted on
09/18/2021 9:19:24 PM PDT
by
cba123
( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam)
To: cba123
Bats put a chill down the spine of this administration.
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posted on
09/18/2021 9:23:54 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(Sophisticated so public policy is not applicable. )
To: cba123
I guess they had to save money to pay salaries? /S
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posted on
09/18/2021 9:24:28 PM PDT
by
Fai Mao
(I don't think we have enough telephone poles.)
To: cba123
So woke MLB is going to use Chinese slave labor for its equipment.
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posted on
09/18/2021 9:24:48 PM PDT
by
LIConFem
(Read up on Russia's Oct, 1917 Revolution... And prepare.)
To: cba123
Somewhat related. I was going to buy a cutting board because the label said “made from Pacific Northwest Lumber”. Turns out the board was made in China. So it was cheaper for a company to ship lumber across the pacific, have it sliced and glued into a board, shipped back over the pacific and then sent to retailers comapred to having a factory in Washington or Oregon.
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posted on
09/18/2021 9:25:43 PM PDT
by
LukeL
To: cba123
I wonder if it is like guitars where this country will no longer allow a reasonable harvest of the right quality woods.
Total guess on my part.
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posted on
09/18/2021 9:27:11 PM PDT
by
right way right
(May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope. )
To: LIConFem
Yep. If the MLP Player’s union had a spine, they would tell MLB to keep the factory running or go on strike. Going onto playoffs,that would be devastating.
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posted on
09/18/2021 9:27:44 PM PDT
by
matt04
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To: cba123
Now I know I’m never going back to MLB.
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posted on
09/18/2021 9:28:31 PM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
To: cba123
No more Louisville sluggers? Really? It’s been awhile I guess…
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posted on
09/18/2021 9:28:43 PM PDT
by
broken_clock
(Go Trump! Still praying.)
To: cba123
Marruci is an up and coming bat used by MLB players. Their wood bats are made in Baton Rouge.
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posted on
09/18/2021 9:31:00 PM PDT
by
samadams2000
(Get your houses in order.)
To: samadams2000
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posted on
09/18/2021 9:32:03 PM PDT
by
samadams2000
(Get your houses in order.)
To: matt04
That is a very good idea, actually.
Bringing manufacturing back to America is a BIG issue.
Someone needs to start. How about right here, and right now.
Right here.
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posted on
09/18/2021 9:33:14 PM PDT
by
cba123
( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam)
To: cba123
At this point the amazing part is that anything is still being made here at all.
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posted on
09/18/2021 9:33:15 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up....)
To: cba123
Chinese bats?? Doesn’t sound like a good idea to me.
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posted on
09/18/2021 9:35:21 PM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: cba123
If bats are made of : “ Ash, Birch, Hard Maple, *Hickory or *Red Oak.”
Isn’t maple the best? But where is China going to get the maple wood from?
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posted on
09/18/2021 9:37:57 PM PDT
by
blueplum
("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
To: LIConFem
Why stop there? Think of the salary cap savings if they import Chinese players.
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posted on
09/18/2021 9:41:04 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(The difference between animals and humans: animals would never let the dumbest of the herd lead them)
To: Still Thinking
Now, THAT'S funny!
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posted on
09/18/2021 9:43:15 PM PDT
by
LIConFem
(Read up on Russia's Oct, 1917 Revolution... And prepare.)
To: cba123
The union boys were probably too busy taking knees that they didn’t have time to cut wood.
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posted on
09/18/2021 9:43:42 PM PDT
by
BobL
(I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
To: cba123
When they talk baseball at church i just say “commie ball”. loved watching baseball for years.
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