Posted on 04/05/2021 8:24:43 AM PDT by qaz123
Job Creators Network President and CEO Alfredo Ortiz on Monday reacted to Major League Baseball’s decision to pull its 2021 All-Star Game and Draft out of Atlanta over Georgia’s new election laws.
According to Ortiz, the decision to remove the two events will “cost upwards of $100 million of economic damages” to Georgia. The jobs expert pointed out that a lot of the businesses being hurt the most by a “misrepresentation” of the new law are “minority-owned businesses” that “desperately” needed the revenue.
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1. It's the All-Star game.....it lasts 2, maybe 3 days. You have some celebrity softball game nonsense and whoever actually watches that and cheers, I think you should do some serious introspection about your adoration of a bunch of phony celebrities who are 180 degrees opposed to how you live your life....liberals don't watch sports or attend sporting events.
Then you have the Home Run Derby....Next day is the game....Next day everyone goes home.
2. Because of Covid there isn't going to be that many folks in the stands anyway. And because Georgia actually is a Conservative state, a lot of folks weren't going to go near the place, anyway.
3. As for 'minority owned businesses' I wonder if Ortiz can detail which ones. He obviously doesn't know much about that area and how pricey it is. When Ortiz mentions 'minority owned businesses' is he talking about the black guys selling bootleg jerseys and hats? The ones that the MLB pays off-duty cops to take their stuff and run them off and away from the stadium, because they're cutting into the teams and leagues profits on sales? Those guys.
4. So Ortiz is saying that in the 2-3 day event, the amount of money being generated is around $33,000,000 a day. Somehow I'm not seeing that. With decreased attendance and attention paid to it, there is no EFFIN' way that the All-Star game brings in that much money. And now that the MLB did this, I'm betting it'll be even worse.
As I stated earlier, liberals, Leftists, ANTIFA, BLM, progressives, socialists, hipsters, for the most part, DO NOT attend sporting events.
Hotlanta is heavily black, so reap it.
We need some meme campaign that very loudly accuses democrats of believing black people are uniquely too stupid to get IDs.
I’m waiting for MLB to order the Atlanta Braves to be moved to another state because of the Georgia legislature wanting to insure that there is no or less voter fraud.
I guess tax deals for stadiums should go on the block if MLB is gonna get political?
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The economic damage to MLB itself will be 20 times greater. The big decline in viewership, ratings, merchandise purchases and attendance will cost MLB billions and may lead to some team bankruptcies.
Seems like breaking a contract would have consequences.
That would be amazing. Send all the teams to the Blue states, lets see how the attendance numbers start looking.
Whoever the big advertisers are for the all-star game are behind the move. They need to be boycotted.
They only care about the ChiCom market now.
Should have never been implemented in the 1st place. Let these scumbags pay for their own playgrounds.
“Whoever the big advertisers are for the all-star game are behind the move. They need to be boycotted.”
If we boycotted everyone that needs it we’d have virtually no one left to buy from.
Forget the amount of money involved. It is the principle that matters. MLB, Delta Airlines and other corporations want election fraud. (By the way, the GA State Senate caved on the bill to eliminate Delta’s tax break. Delta gets to keep it tax advantage, while other business have to pay taxes. Spineless RINOs pussied out again.) Our elected officials do nothing. Only you have the power to do something. That is boycott. Don’t ever watch another MLB game. Don’t buy any MLB authorized products. Don’t fly Delta. Don’t buy any Coke product - and their are lots of them - just not sugared water.
Sue MLB for 100 million + triple damages...
Prolly most of those minority businesses in Atlanta vote DemoRat. Since their fellow DemoRat thugs in Fulton Co. stole the elections and are ok with that well queue up the violins but ‘Quite frankly Atlanta, we don’t give a damn’. Deceitful actions have consequences.
And with luck, a boycott of MLB will cost $10 Billion to MLB
Hope so. Just look at what the Mets just gave their shortstop. A contract worth over $300 million dollars.
And this is what they Mets organization wants you to do to attend a game:
In order to enter Citi Field, ticketed guests will be responsible for obtaining and displaying proof of one of the following:
Full vaccination, meaning both doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine received at least 14 days prior to the day of the game.
A negative test result from a PCR COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of the day of the game.
A negative test result from a COVID-19 Antigen test taken within six (6) hours of the game’s scheduled start time (i.e. 1:00 p.m. for a 7:10 p.m. game).
All guests ages two (2) years and older must wear a face covering at all times on ballpark property except when actively eating or drinking at their ticketed seats. Face coverings must cover nose and mouth.
Gaiters, bandanas and face coverings with an exhalation valve are not permitted.
In accordance with New York State government prescribed mandates, Citi Field will initially operate at 20 percent of its full capacity (capped at 8,492 seats)
Seats will be sold in pod format with seating clusters ranging in size from one to six seats. Each location will be separated from other pod locations by at least six feet.
Guests must maintain six feet of distance from anyone not in their seating pod at all times.
Lines at gates, concession stands, retail stores and restrooms will utilize floor markers to maintain proper distancing.
Elevator use will be limited to ADA guests or those requiring assistance. Elevator capacities have been reduced to assist with distancing.
Jump through all those hoops to see a subpar team and pay $8 for a crappy hot dog and a $12 beer.
Yep.
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