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Mets and Marlins Walk Off Field After 42 Seconds of Silence
Metsmerized Online ^ | August 27, 2020 | Joe D

Posted on 08/27/2020 4:54:39 PM PDT by Repeal 16-17

The Marlins and Mets took the field around 7:10, with Dominic Smith and Billy Hamilton leading the way for New York.

All of the players took their positions, then removed their caps for 42 seconds of silence.

Then both teams walked off the field, leaving only a Black Lives Matter t-shirt covering home plate.

This comes one day after three MLB games and all NBA playoff games were postponed as players across sports came together to call for racial justice.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: baseball; marlins; mets; protest; sports
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To: Repeal 16-17

Agreed.


81 posted on 08/27/2020 5:22:49 PM PDT by Nuc 1.1 (Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: Repeal 16-17

Anyone that still watches pro sports are supporting leftism. From top to bottom, it’s a spoiled rotten bunch of rich crybabies.


82 posted on 08/27/2020 5:23:18 PM PDT by Monty22002
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To: Repeal 16-17

Call for racial justice? In 2020 America? POINT TO THE INJUSTICE! These people are delusional. Literally.


83 posted on 08/27/2020 5:23:35 PM PDT by TalBlack
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To: Repeal 16-17

Yeh....That showed us....what a bunch of ahs


84 posted on 08/27/2020 5:23:56 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Repeal 16-17

I was at the first game played at Shea Stadium. I was there when the Mets won the ‘69 World Series. I saw Willie Mays play his last game in the ‘73 Series.

But now I wouldn’t know anything about what they do if it weren’t for these posts on FR.

ML/NJ


85 posted on 08/27/2020 5:24:22 PM PDT by ml/nj
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To: TribalPrincess2U

I dont think I will ever forget that picture


86 posted on 08/27/2020 5:24:33 PM PDT by RummyChick (Stop Apologizing for things you didn't do. Stop Demanding Apologies when refuse to forgive)
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To: Repeal 16-17

The Mets suck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0vzZaLr3b0


87 posted on 08/27/2020 5:24:33 PM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (I'm Joe Biden and they tell me I approve this message.)
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To: Repeal 16-17

Where is Rick Monday when you need him?


88 posted on 08/27/2020 5:24:35 PM PDT by Saint Athanasius ("I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born." - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Repeal 16-17

Little Leaguers are ashamed of Major Leaguers


89 posted on 08/27/2020 5:24:58 PM PDT by Lexington Green (Little League Baseball teaches kids to hit and steal. MLB teaches kids to cheat and kneel.)
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To: Repeal 16-17

Screw these racists.


90 posted on 08/27/2020 5:25:02 PM PDT by mort56
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To: Repeal 16-17

Time to buy a used boat and go fishing.


91 posted on 08/27/2020 5:25:25 PM PDT by wetgundog
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To: wally_bert

Don’t panic.

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

As far as the Marlins go, I say - So long and thanks for all the fish.


92 posted on 08/27/2020 5:25:49 PM PDT by Dacula ( If you won the lottery, would you mail in your ticket or go in person? Remember that when you vote.)
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To: Repeal 16-17

Keep digging that hole...


93 posted on 08/27/2020 5:26:15 PM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Dacula

I prefer a small vat of tartar sauce with my fried flounder and steak fries.


94 posted on 08/27/2020 5:27:01 PM PDT by wally_bert (Transmission tone, Selma.)
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To: Ebony

Who is Lebon?


95 posted on 08/27/2020 5:27:16 PM PDT by Osage Orange (TRUMP!!!)
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To: Jane Long

Been a Mets fan since 1968. I even had an autographed picture of Tommie Agee when I was a kid. They were my only hope for something to watch this year but they blew it and MLB blew it to and now I’m done with professional sports period. Full stop.


96 posted on 08/27/2020 5:27:39 PM PDT by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: lgjhn23

The overpaid, pampered goons can’t even articulate their “grievances”. Hey LeBron, how about taking a crack at defining “social justice “ for us?
How about “systemic racism “? How about “total bullshit”?


97 posted on 08/27/2020 5:29:15 PM PDT by Walrus (I do not consent)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I agree, and baseball is about as “America” as it gets.

The left is trying to dismantle everything American right before our very eyes.


98 posted on 08/27/2020 5:31:13 PM PDT by LilFarmer
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To: Jane Long

My letter to the Atlanta Braves at the start of the season and their response.

As a longtime fan of the Atlanta Braves and Major League Baseball, I have to draw the line and say enough is enough. Sports and baseball, in particular, were meant as an escape from the world around us. Including diversity, gay rights, and now black lives matter, I will no longer tune in, turn on or purchase any Atlanta Braves items. I paid over $400 in tickets to the last game of the season against the St. Louis Cardinals, plus I spent over $300 in dinner, drinks, and sports paraganglia that night. Consider the fact that I also went to over a dozen games last year, subscribed to MLB TV and actively listened to the Braves on the radio. Now multiply that times 10s of thousands of fans who feel the same way as I do. I hope that it hits you and every team in the pocketbook.

I work too hard for my money to get punched in the face by an organization that I supported for so many decades. Getting rid of the “Chop” cost the Braves a chance to beat the Cardinals and now you are continuing your losing ways by completely removing it altogether. It may not be an important thing for you, but for fans like me, it most definitely is important.

I pray that none of the Atlanta Braves players kneel during our National Anthem.

—Thank you for reaching out and for your support of the Braves. We will share your feedback with our leadership team and sincerely appreciate you sharing. Our organization has not abandoned the tomahawk chop, and feedback from fans, players, and the Native American community are top of mind while evaluating the game day experience.

Again, we appreciate you sharing your thoughts and will pass them on.

Atlanta Braves
Guest Services


99 posted on 08/27/2020 5:32:12 PM PDT by Dacula ( If you won the lottery, would you mail in your ticket or go in person? Remember that when you vote.)
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To: Repeal 16-17
[All of the players took their positions, then removed their caps for 42 seconds of silence.]


100 posted on 08/27/2020 5:32:42 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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