Posted on 01/13/2021 10:51:41 PM PST by nickcarraway
Major League Baseball is pausing all political contributions through its PAC in response to the deadly Capitol riot.
The league announced the move, a first among major professional sports leagues in the wake of the siege, in a statement to the Associated Press.
“In light of the unprecedented events last week at the U.S. Capitol, MLB is suspending contributions from its Political Action Committee pending a review of our political contribution policy going forward,” the league told the news service.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Deadly Capitol Riot
Really now....
Don’t recall seeing headlines like that otherwise this year.
I seem to recall Mostly Peaceful
Good.
Don’t give to any of them.
But MLB is dead anyhow.
They committed suicide when they refused to play.
I am guessing they are short on cash
No money for BLM?
Baseball has a political action committee? Who knew? And who do they contribute to?
The Office of The Commissioner of Major League Baseball Political Action Committee has donated $669,375 to Senate and House candidates since the 2016 election cycle, with 52.4% of that money going to Republican
In my most naive moments, I dare to hope that we will see a trend among businesses to cease taking political or “Social JUS-tiss” positions, and make their business their business.
Then I wake up.
They stopped playing baseball f em.
Who needs them trying to buy off politicians anyway?
Pity about baseball, but they have made their bed and now get to sleep in it.
On the bright side going forward there should be plenty of extra room at the ballpark for the democrats to stretch out.
Planned Parenthood will not stop being a money laundry machine for the left.
50-50
Same
“Against the covid and the “crown” we rebelled they brought us down, so lonely are the fields of Athenry”
What damn hypocrites these bastards riots ALL SUMMER businesses burned to the ground, many murdered, stores destroyed and looted and these corporate bastards threw money at these groups destroying these cites nation wide OMG!! I am VERY HAPPY however they are cutting off these politicians where will these bastards politicians go for money since WE have also closed our wallets to them!! Great to know that for decades WE THE PEOPLE have been abandoned by them in favor of their BIG donors NOW their BIG donors are abandoning them LOL, LOL!!
At the end of October, the loss figures are $3.1-billion for 2020’s season. In mid-November, it was adjusted...if you count in fan gear, TV advertising, etc...they set the losses to around $5-billion. The Yankees were at the top of the loss-chart (437-million).
2021? Maybe with vaccinations going on...the season might be 160 games. Whether fans return to the stadiums is a virtual unknown. I’d go out on the limb and suggest at least $1-billion in losses for 2021.
Cash-flow for political donations? What idiot would funnel anything to either party? If you had a chance to sign up Marcell Ozuna to a four-year contract for $80-million or sending $80-million to twenty Democratic Senators...which would you do to benefit your team?
Well well well, major league sports involved with politics. Hmmm. Glad I stopped watching virtually all of it......
Good news. MLB will be better by getting out of politics. Hopefully, the Pittsburgh Pirates have removed the giant BLM banner from the PNC rotunda.
This is just about timing, like CNN ending airport indoctrination. The campaign is over; these outlets and this spending will probably be back before the mid-terms.
For pro sports, I’m sure lack of revenues, even interest, are taking a toll.
I suppose it’s easier to stop making political contributions for current event reasons than admit they are struggling financially and can’t afford it?
These Sports leagues must be on death’s doorstep. In person attendance gone to nearly zero, massive reduction in licensed apparel sales etc, bid decline in viewers on television, businesses cancelling advertising.... No business on earth can succeed let alone survive like that.
It just goes to show just how much OUR DOLLARS count!! WE are the half of the population with businesses, jobs, investments, WE are the half with the money to spend, WE are the ones that are destroying Fox, sports teams, WE will also be the ones that have a severe effect on Amazon, Google, Apple they have AWAKENED a sleeping giant, a force with the ability to CLOSE their wallets AND we will destroy the GOPe they are complete idiots if they THINK we will forget!!!
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