Posted on 04/03/2021 10:12:52 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
Keep fighting for the truth Jessica.
Every time I post something about sports on Free Republic, somebody has to come along and rudely correct me with the truth.
Well, Mr. Chinese sports expert, do you know what they call ping pong in China?
They call it soccer.
That’s right, soccer!
And they use hockey sticks!
MLB is losing viewers, and the population is losing interest. MLB doesn’t have a lot of hope for the future in America.
The Japanese love baseball, and it’s popular in Latin America. MLB hope to increase interest by the Chinese.
And so, they will support whichever political party supports opening markets in China. (And supports China using slave labor to make cheap marketing merchandise.)
Business want to open China markets. The Dems will do that, even if they have to sell out America to do so.
That’s all this about.
Attendance...Interesting question...
At this time, most baseball stadiums are not being used for 100% capacity...Teams are limiting the sales of tickets...Covid concerns...
I don't know if people should draw any conclusion from baseball attendance figures this year...
Who knows when baseball teams no longer decide to limit ticket sales for Covid reasons? 2022?
I would love to be able to “cross examine”, if you will, all these companies and sports commissioners and corporate people about all these statements that this law is discriminatory.
I would like a “Perry Mason” type to be able to ask questions such as :
1. Why is it said to be discriminatory to require an ID to vote? And given that this requirement applies to all voters, not just voters of certain races or ethnic groups, how is it discriminatory?
2. Doesn’t the fact that we have expanded early voting under this new bill, make it easier to vote, not more difficult to vote? And given that this applies equally to all, how is it discriminatory against any group of people?
3. Doesn’t the fact that requiring an ID for absentee/mail in ballots, make them more secure, and isn’t that a good thing? Is it a good thing to “plug a hole” in the election security, and chain of custody of ballots?
4. And to Rob Manfred in particular, ask him, is baseball planning to make decisions from now on based on laws in individual states on other laws too, such as abortion laws, gun control, laws perceived to discriminate against “LGBT”, etc? Exactly where is your sport drawing the line, as far as changing business activities due to laws which the liberal side of our politics disagree with?
Just as a broad generalization, the social justice warrior types who push this nonsense, tend not to be sports fans in the first place. So it’s not as if they will gain many new fans by taking the liberal side of an issue. On the other hand, they stand to lose quite a few other fans, who don’t see a law such as this Georgia law as bad legislation.
Rob Manfred seems to think, or has been told, that there is widespread revulsion at this law, and that there is universal opposition to such a law. He’s full of it.
“Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box.
Dear MLB: Please describe in detail and enumerate the restrictions to the ballot box of which you speak.
Excellent point!! I agree with the first sentence that I support voting rights for all citizens, and I oppose restrictions too. But I fundamentally disagree, that the Georgia law is restrictive. I think you have to be liberal, or watch MSNBC hosts having meltdowns, to conclude that reasonable standards are “restrictions” which violate human rights and all that.
Several clubs are pursuing 50 percent seating, at least for 1st half. I thought the Dodgers were trying for 60 to 70 percent seating. State by state regulation may be final word on this.
Agreed...
Look, I can’t support people who can’t grasp why we need to
take action to get our elections secure again.
If MLB thinks China is their best bet for the future, fine.
I don’t need to support them any longer.
Put money where mouth is. Let them put expansion franchises in Beijing and Shanghai.
Good riddance.
I hope they wake up and realize communist countries don't have dozens of billion dollar pro sports franchises. In commie countries they don't rake in billions and live like kings like pro sports insiders do here. The pro sports American gravy train might just end before their very eyes, just as did our free elections. Maybe MLB should ask FoxNews how supporting communism is working out for them.
Heritage Action Executive Director: MLB Has ‘Weaponized’ Baseball; ‘Maybe They Should Move to Beijing’
With one way tickets.
Well, we’ll see.
I would blame it on the Dems.
I wonder how NBA will do next year once they allow fans to return. Los Angeles and New York will do fine since their cities are already “Woke”. But what about Indianapolis? Utah? Oklahoma City? A lot of fans are going to say “No thanks”.
Bad decision, caving and catering to #woke fascists. This is going to cost them ticket sales, viewership, and revenue, and they won’t be able to figure out why. (The NFL still hasn’t.)
If it bothers them that much, maybe they should move the Braves out of Atlanta. There are plenty of cities that would love to have them; they’re a pretty good team.
George Carlin was right: Political correctness is fascism pretending to be manners.
#GetWokeGoBroke #TheLeftHatesYou #TheyCallItCompassion
Atlanta Urinal-Constipation
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