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Baseball could have survived the 'rona. At least the teams would know fans will be there as soon as was prudent. And they would watch on the TV.

But when you stack "woke"ness on top I fear this great American cultural institution is on the verge of collapse.

1 posted on 08/10/2020 5:55:09 PM PDT by Mariner
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Good

I hope the wntire mlb fails and nba fails completely


2 posted on 08/10/2020 5:56:04 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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The problem, or one of their problems, is lack of paying fans. Make those cardboard cutouts pay admission.


5 posted on 08/10/2020 5:59:27 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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How did that kneeling thingy work out for you?


6 posted on 08/10/2020 5:59:42 PM PDT by shelterguy
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But at least they can be proud of their social justice virtue on display for all to see.


8 posted on 08/10/2020 6:00:35 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies)
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Can’t seem to find any sympathy.
Big tax write off for them anyway.
Anyone know if MLB gets stimulus $.


9 posted on 08/10/2020 6:00:44 PM PDT by Palio di Siena
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Dear MLB, apologise for pandering to Left Wing bullies and I’ll consider taking you seriously. Until then, stick yer bats where the sun don’t shine.


10 posted on 08/10/2020 6:01:52 PM PDT by JusPasenThru (Si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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But but but black lives mater more than paying customers. Everyone kneel for the national anthem. If you have an American flag, feel free to blow your nose, wipe your ass. Just don’t tie a pull down loop in the cord.


11 posted on 08/10/2020 6:03:00 PM PDT by wgmalabama
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I have a love/hate relationship with my team, the Braves. They are world class chokers and losers. They promoted their gm to team president after he destroyed the team with ghastly trades. They honor a manager who won 15 straight division titles and choked every time but one. They left TBS to make viewers pay to watch them.

But this new style of PC baseball is the end for me. They can die the death, hopefully soon.


12 posted on 08/10/2020 6:03:00 PM PDT by Luke21
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MLB and NFL need to come out and fire all white people for the white privilege they have had.


13 posted on 08/10/2020 6:03:04 PM PDT by PA-RIVER
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Expect similar numbers across the league and baseball is likely losing $1bil per quarter compared to last year.

$2bil for the season PLUS all the playoff/series TV revenue.


15 posted on 08/10/2020 6:05:15 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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I will take a knee and laugh.


16 posted on 08/10/2020 6:06:11 PM PDT by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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Atlanta Urinal Constipation?


21 posted on 08/10/2020 6:14:02 PM PDT by Bullish (CNN is what happens when 8th graders run a cable network.)
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I hope all pro sports go broke and they all have to get real jobs.


22 posted on 08/10/2020 6:14:16 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents|Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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“But when you stack “woke”ness on top I fear this great American cultural institution is on the verge of collapse.”

I will celebrate their collapse.


23 posted on 08/10/2020 6:14:21 PM PDT by nbenyo
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Anti-Americanism has ruined pro sports and I doubt the industry will heal without real reform.


26 posted on 08/10/2020 6:17:01 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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Was looking forward to BB. Then they all took a knee. Well...bye.


27 posted on 08/10/2020 6:17:02 PM PDT by Nuc 1.1 (Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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At work today, my management announced some ideas to make Fridays more fun with various themes. The one that left me a cold feeling was the one about "athletes vs. Mathletes." The idea is dressing up in the gear of one's favorite professional team or as one's favorite scientist or mathematician.

I don't know how I can pass as Johannes Kepler. And I don't know how to find a suitably priced jersey of the Australian Football League's West Coast Eagles. I am in this fix because I have put away my Steelers gear and my Cubs shirts and caps.

I don't want to have to explain that I loathe the NFL, NBA, and MLB because they now support terrorists.

28 posted on 08/10/2020 6:19:27 PM PDT by Lysandru (Fnord)
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Now the numbers match the previously unspoken narrative.

Major League Baseball has been in decline for decades with some teams faring far worse than others. Their pandering to special interests, including Communist Black Lives MatterTM, was just an attempt to extract as much money out of the dying sport.

As goes television like vaudeville, so goes major league sports.

29 posted on 08/10/2020 6:22:57 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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Bend the knee to BLM and face the consequences


30 posted on 08/10/2020 6:27:23 PM PDT by MountainWalker
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...........if this is happening to the Braves it’s happening to other teams. I would suggest it will take 6 or so teams to file for bankruptcy before owners get the message. Just so they read it loud and clear, I say, and Trump agrees, that if you disrespect that flag IN ANY WAY you can forget about tens of millions in revenue. That’s the price for being WOKE!

I would like to say more but my momma taught me not to say those kinds of things.


31 posted on 08/10/2020 6:32:25 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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