Posted on 07/23/2020 8:04:48 PM PDT by conservative98
It was expected that several players from the Yankees and Nationals would take a knee during or prior to the national anthem on Opening Day. Though, it wasnt widely expected that every player and coach from both teams would do it.
But, thats exactly what happened.
The players knelt in protest in front of an empty stadium. MLB has closed their stadiums to fans during their abbreviated season due to the coronavirus.
After the death of George Floyd and the ensuing civil unrest that has swept through the country since late May, MLB has become more vocal on social justice issue. The leagues social media accounts have tweeted dozens of Black Lives Matter messages. In addition, MLB has stenciled Black Lives Matter on the pitchers mounds in all ballparks during their opening weekend.
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#GetWokeGoBroke
Turn it off, friends.
Televised sports broadcasters and carriers know most patriotic Americans switched off YEARS ago and aren't coming back.
These players are not kneeling because they believe they're calling out oppression. They're kneeling for money - period.
“Those were the days my friend.
We thought they’d never end.”
Unfortunately, not as empty as they should be. People will just be looking to get of their old lives and get away from the 'new normal'. I've never been a baseball myself; too much like watch paint dry. But I didn't mind a minor league game now and then. I'd actually prefer to watch minor league sports to major sport in the U.S. as those people are hungry and in many cases, love game.
Why would I want to watch ?
I looked at pictures from the Dodgers and Yankees games on Getty. They’re all kneeling with heads bowed down deeply, while holding a long black cloth that looks like funeral bunting. There was nowhere near this much reverence and earnestness during post-9/11 ceremonies at Major League ballparks. SICKENING.
Thanks for the ping.
Let’s forbid ‘sports’ teams from using the National Anthem... Modern teams should switch to some sleazy rap music and a ‘bump and grind star’ from the half time show who can twerk the rap song out.
Then the players can kneel to look up her skirt...
Let’s keep it honest. This is what our ‘sports teams’ have become.
Also, games should start after 10 pm and OUT of family hours...
It’s disgusting. Outlaw it.
They can borrow the idea from the Seattle Kraken and perhaps become the Cleveland Amoeba .
*** “And MLB is dead to me” ***
UFC (MMA) is all I have left
Not here either!
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