Gee, and I remember some players declining the invite as they did not want to rub elbows with Obama or even Clinton. But you can imagine the media’s reaction during those times (probably that good deal different from if a Republican were in the White House instead).
Big Media will be sure to tell us which players “won’t” (can’t) attend, and praise them.
Wonder if Alex Cora will show up? He was grumbling about it.
Too late.
F off.
Either they ALL go... or the ALL don’t go.
If a team can’t be a team at the WH, ‘eff ‘em.
We'll see.
Just my two cents...
If I were on a team that won a championship while Obama was President, I’d have gone. Now don’t get me wrong. I despise Obama as much as anyone on here.
But I am willing to take the politics out of what should be a non-political moment. If I had to, I’d have politely and quietly shook his hand and said nothing. I’d have refused a picture with him.
To any media who questioned my thoughts about being there, I’d simply say “I am here as a member of the _______ Championship team. There are politics here and there is no I in team” and left it at that.
The media has poisoned and divided this country, perhaps for good.
So any player who goes to Trump’s White House will be criticized. And any player who stays home will be celebrated.
Nice classy act...
What are the chances of an SJW Twitter campaign (10 or 12 guys in their parents’ basement) to be launched, shaming the Red Sox nation and demanding a boycott.
Now how many players are going to refuse to go?
The fact that this is “NEWS” tells us how sad the times has become.
How many will take a knee?
Sheeeeah...there is something wrong with folks who can’t set aside their ideology for a few hours. The other day I took a 4 hour flight and as luck would have it I ended seated beside a very well known far left writer, activist and political commentator. We were engeged in a nonstop discussion that started at the gate and didnt stop until we were at baggage....must have touched on a hundred subjects and of course didnt agree on one. At the baggage carousel she thanked me for a rollicking good debate....and I thanked her for a thought provoking civil discussion that gave me a lot of insight into why she thought her ideology made sense to her.