Hank Aaron says he won't watch NFL because of how Colin Kaepernick was treated

Fox News ^ | August 23, 2017 | Kathleen Joyce

[treetopsandroofs]

Baseball legend Hank Aaron said he won't watch any NFL games this season because of how the league treated former quarterback Colin Kaepernick after Kaepernick's national anthem protest last season drew widespread scrutiny.

[Fantasywriter]

Bol.

So true.

[right way right]

Cool, a boycott from patriots and SJW’s.
Winning.

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"Hank Aaron says he won't watch NFL because of how Colin Kaepernick was treated.

Kaepenick was treated like all bad football players are treated in the NFL... They get the boot....

[SoFloFreeper]

We are winning. If the leftists (sadly, like Aaron, who was a hero of mine when I was a child) are now turning off the NFL, then the NFL is dying. Both sides are turning against the NFL.
Bigly.

[catpuppy]

Back when Aaron and Willie Mays were running #2 and #3 in homers behind Babe Ruth’s 715, I took my genuine Babe Ruth autographed baseball to Atlanta Fulton County Stadium for a Braves Giants game where Brave’s official Don Davidson agreed to ask Hank and Willie to sign it.

Mays’ signature was obviously carefully written, perhaps with an understanding that such a baseball would be a fine piece of history. Aaron on the other hand appeared to have chosen a dead ballpoint and to have scratched an illegible scrawl on the ball.

Though a Braves fan always, from that day to this I have preferred Mays to Aaron and have noted that Hank never misses an opportunity to trot out his “death threat” card. Having been part of the Atlanta crowds that absolutely adored the man, I cannot help but view his festering victimhood as highly exaggerated if not completely false.

[dfwgator]

Aaron may be the Home Run King, but Mays is the Greatest Player, ever.

[Songcraft]

A few years ago, the Braves set the flag on fire with their fireworks.   (So far, there is no indication that Hemorrhoid Hank had any involvement with that.)

       

Now Hammerhead Hank's going to add his name to the list of anti-American athletes who disgrace themselves by dishonoring our flag, and all that it stands for.   Shame on all of them!

When looking around, I found another photo, of Aaron with a flag appearing (at first glance) to be right over his head, and I confess that my first pre-rational thought was to hope that flag fell down and bopped him in the head, with a non-lethal, but noticeable bop.

       

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Maybe the only advertiser the NFL will be able to get this year will be the “Progressive Insurance” lady...

[Dilbert San Diego]

Well you touch on how statistics can be analyzed and people will draw differing conclusions.

So what is more important, the total actual number of home runs, or the ratio of home runs per at bat?

Then people bring up how Babe Ruth never played a night game. How he didn’t have coast to coast travel wearing him down. They bring up how Hank Aaron faced many more fresh relief pitchers in the late innings of games, while Babe played when starters almost always finished the game.

These comparisons are endless, and don’t really answer the question as to which was the greatest home run hitter ever.

[Hojczyk]

NFL should have stopped this the first week...if you do not want to stand you stay in the locker room..

There done now..just like ESPN..and Disney is not far behind

The movie stars will all be wondering why half the people do not go to there movies..

Any CEO who gets involved in politics should be fired..

[A_Former_Democrat]

Yes. I think the home opener in 1974, nationally TVised with millions watching. He eventually would up in the AL as a DH and added to his total.

Now he’s just another black bigot

[CommerceComet]

Hank Aaron ticked off all the progressives at Harvard in the 1995 commencement by asking everyone to pray for Mickey Mantle. That added to my appreciation of Aaron, even when I don't agree with him on a lot of political issues.

On another note, I think he was underrated as a ballplayer during his whole career. While Mantle and Mays dominated the headlines, Hank quietly kept putting up impressive numbers year after year after year. Aaron couldn't match Mantle or Mays during their glory years but those two can't match Aaron's career numbers.

[MountainWalker]

Makes me glad roidhead Barry Bonds stole his record.

[VeniVidiVici]

I thought Aaron was dead

[Repeal The 17th]

I bet George Foreman could beat the shit out of Hank Aaron.

[xp38]

Yeah he did and on national tv early in the 1974 season. Roided up Barry Bonds passed Aaron to take over the number 1 spot in 2007. Meanwhile Sadaharu Oh hit even more (868) in the Japanese league.

[Fantasywriter]

Thanks. No idea what AL is [America League?] or DH, but my question was answered. Much appreciated.

[mass55th]

Kaepernick brought it on himself. He’s being treated the way he deserves. You have to give respect, in order to get respect.

[Fantasywriter]

So interesting! Be interesting, as well, to see Oh play in the US.

Someone said the steroid players need an asterisk after their names/stats. I agree.

[A_Former_Democrat]

American League

Designated Hitter . . . The National League where Aaron spent his career has never had the DH, so by moving over to the AL he could have more at-bats but not have to play the outfield in his old, mentally slipping age. And thus increase his Home Run totals.