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Several San Francisco Giants Kneel During National Anthem
Breitbart ^ | 07/20/20 | Dylan Gwinn

Posted on 07/21/2020 12:17:36 PM PDT by Enlightened1

There was much speculation that the return of sports would bring with it a return of protesting during the national anthem.

Well, that speculation turned out to be accurate.

Before Monday night’s Spring Training game against the Oakland A’s, Giants manager Gabe Kapler, first base coach Antoan Richardson and outfielders Jaylin Davis, Mike Yastrzemski and Austin Slater, knelt during the national anthem.

Hitting coach Justin Viele also took a knee. Brandon Crawford put his hands on Davis’ and Richardson’s shoulders.

According to KNBR in San Francisco:

Kapler, whose parents were civil rights activists, had signaled he would have ‘difficult’ conversations with the team in the clubhouse following the death of George Floyd in police custody and the ensuing fury and protests that spilled out across the country and globe.

Kapler, in stating that ‘Black Lives Matter,’ said, ‘Racism, sexism, homophobia and examples of privilege and inequality are happening all the time in the baseball environments as well as in society. White men are privileged.’

None had kneeled during the Cactus League games in February and March. Kapler, asked why Floyd’s death while a Minnesota policer officer knelt on his neck had affected him so, said in May: ‘I think it’s perhaps that it’s the fact that you need to ask that question. We shouldn’t have to ask ‘why this case’ about the deaths of unarmed black men in this country. It should be an abhorrent aberration when it happens instead of just another statistic. Unfortunately, that isn’t yet our reality.’

Whether the Giants coaches and players plan to continue their protests during the regular season, remains unclear.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: 1moretime; baseball; kneeling; majorleague; nationalanthem
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To: sanjuanbob

The only problem there is that it’s easier to kick a kneeling man than one one his feet.

Never give a SJW or a virtue signaler a free swing.


21 posted on 07/21/2020 12:38:20 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: wardamneagle

Well, yeah ... that I played Football and not Baseball probably shows.


22 posted on 07/21/2020 12:39:19 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rastus

I’ve already deleted my MLB apps and stopped following the Rangers on Twitter. I won’t watch an inning.

When’s the {{{empty}}} grand opening happening? Tonight?


23 posted on 07/21/2020 12:40:36 PM PDT by wardamneagle
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To: Enlightened1

its a dead franchise, almost nobody goes to ball games anymore due to these anti-American demonstrations by overly-spoiled, multi-millionaire players

to Hell with them!

and there are tons of other entertainments and recreations and hobbies for fun! we don’t need to give our hard-earned money to these spoiled Pigs!


24 posted on 07/21/2020 12:42:35 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (Politicians are not born, theyÂ’re excreted. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Enlightened1

Don’t the guys who AREN’T kneeling know that these a$$holes are costing them money?

They must know that the show’s over already.


25 posted on 07/21/2020 12:42:55 PM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: Enlightened1

Those cardboard cutouts aren’t paying for tickets, they keep this up and they’ll be playing for cutouts until their clubs go bankrupt.


26 posted on 07/21/2020 12:44:03 PM PDT by utdutt (Biden's Plan)
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To: Enlightened1

Hi.

Maybe the National past time is past it’s time?

5.56mm


27 posted on 07/21/2020 12:44:37 PM PDT by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP! Finish THE WALL!)
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To: M Kehoe

Well played sir!


28 posted on 07/21/2020 12:49:16 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: wardamneagle

It’s on Thursday.


29 posted on 07/21/2020 12:49:50 PM PDT by Rastus
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To: Enlightened1

30 posted on 07/21/2020 12:50:06 PM PDT by SuperSonic (If I had a dog it would look like the one Obama ate!)
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To: Enlightened1

More proof I made the right decision to leave NFL, NASCAR and others. IMHO, far too many blacks hate America.


31 posted on 07/21/2020 12:50:12 PM PDT by umgud
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To: wardamneagle

stand on top of the dugout...and wave the American flag!


32 posted on 07/21/2020 12:50:19 PM PDT by Darteaus94025 (Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
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To: Enlightened1

Maybe its time to spend your leisure money on local high school teams...more errors and missed tackles, but, the players have enthusiasm


33 posted on 07/21/2020 12:55:46 PM PDT by crazyhorse691 (Who knew that an elected official is a demi-god waiting to happen?)
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To: dp0622

Done with it here unless they quickly reverse (which won’t happen). Sticking to my word.


34 posted on 07/21/2020 12:58:40 PM PDT by Stravinsky (Politeness will not defeat the Marxist revolutionaries)
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To: Enlightened1

Guess I won’t be watching sports at all this year...


35 posted on 07/21/2020 1:01:45 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Enlightened1
OK,MLB,fair enough...but I won't be watching,I won't be attending,and I won't be buying a single piece of MLB merchandise.

Baseball is dead to me!

36 posted on 07/21/2020 1:04:32 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Just Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election!)
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To: Vendome

The NFL, MLB and Nascar have gone out of their ways to piss off their major fan bases. I am done with them. Drag Racing is still on the table though. Hard to protest over the noise of a 700HP engine.


37 posted on 07/21/2020 1:10:49 PM PDT by Texas resident (Remember in November)
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To: Enlightened1

The stinking dead attempt to rise ...


38 posted on 07/21/2020 1:20:19 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Vendome

“Guess I won’t be watching sports at all this year...”

Good! Go for a walk, `toss the pill’ with your son, check your `to do’ list, or just read a good book.

Time used far more profitably than in front of the `idiot box’.


39 posted on 07/21/2020 1:35:25 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("Pres. Trump doesn't wear glasses. That's because he's got 2020.")
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To: Stravinsky

It sucks. But at least we can sleep at night


40 posted on 07/21/2020 1:42:05 PM PDT by dp0622 (Trump!!)
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