Several San Francisco Giants Kneel During National Anthem

Breitbart ^ | 07/20/20 | Dylan Gwinn

[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.

[nutmeg]

UGH! Gabe Kapler and Mike Yastrzemski... We used to talk to Gabe occasionally at Fenway Park years ago (former player). He sounds like a flaming SJW leftist!

And Mike Yastrzemski, who I believe is the grandson of the great former Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski... Geez.

Cross a couple more off my "Baseball fan" list. 😡

[jjotto]

Kapler is from the LA area and his parents are Leftist kooks. He comes by it honestly.

[originalbuckeye]

Is Yaz still kicking? If so, he must be mortified. When I saw the name I was hoping there was more than one baseball family with that name : (

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

So... Since, in San Fransicko, it is legal to urinate in public, and to me, urination is free speech, can I urinate on anyone kneeling during the Anthem? My father was a native SF, so by all rights I am considered indigenous to SF. Indigenous peoples have more rights.

[L.A.Justice]

A question...

National anthem moment is usually not shown on TV...

You usually see two commentators talking about the upcoming game...

Would the MLB ask TV broadcasters to show the National Anthem moment at all times?
Wouldn’t kneelers want TV audience to see them live?

Not all SF players chose to kneel... Interesting...

I remember some women’s soccer game where all the players kneeled...
Maybe there was less peer pressure on the Giants team...

[Pining_4_TX]

So instead of burn, loot, murder, it’s murder, loot, burn. Got it!

[sauropod]

Mr. Kaplet can go entertain himself.

[nutmeg]

Kapler is from the LA area and his parents are Leftist kooks. He comes by it honestly.

I suppose so. My husband and I are no longer Gabe Kapler fans.

In any event, I'm taking names, and will know who NOT to cheer for. If every damn MLB player takes a knee during our National Anthem, I'm done with the MLB.