re: Well done MLB, the NFL and NBA should be taking notes

Posted by TbirdSpur2010

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Posted on 7/18/18 at 2:11 pm to tgrbaitn08

Pathetic thread.

And I'm patriotic af.

Posted by I Bleed Garnet

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Posted on 7/18/18 at 2:16 pm to tgrbaitn08

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link?

Hispanic players not showing up to the white house after winning the world series

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“It does worry me a lot that he could be elected president,’’ said San Francisco Giants infielder Ramiro Pena, a native of Monterrey, Mexico. “For the Latin community, I think it would make things more difficult when it comes to immigration, based on what he has said. The comments he has made about Mexicans worry you.’’

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One Venezuelan veteran, who requested anonymity for fear of retribution, said of Trump: “If that guy wins, the United States is going to become like Venezuela under (President Nicolas) Maduro.’’

Regarding Venezuela and players;
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Altuve who did show up;

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Some on social media pointed out that Altuve did not shake Trump's hand at the ceremony's conclusion as Trump exchanged final pleasantries with players on the front row.

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yeah like the liberal media would give a bunch of white MLB players the same coverage as they do black NFL and NBA players.....

They give it to the hispanic players instead.

Then you got this one... A Pro Trump Guy telling us that the the Liberal MLB is censoring him
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Posted by tgrbaitn08

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Posted on 7/18/18 at 2:29 pm to I Bleed Garnet

so you found a few examples in one sport to back up your claim that it happens in every sport?

Once article dated Published 8:03 p.m. ET July 7, 2016 before Trump was even elected....nice reach

and another article written about tensions between the US and Venezuela that was written in 2017, has nothing to do with mixing the politics of the players and the politics of the nation

Nice reach though

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While most Venezuelan players would seemingly not be affected by the ban, the language in it was vague enough, however, that MLB officials reached out to the U.S. government this week to make sure their players would be safe.

"MLB is aware of the travel ban that involves Venezuela and we have contacted the appropriate government officials to confirm that it will not have an effect on our players traveling to the U.S.," the league said in a statement.

Posted by Green Chili Tiger

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Posted on 7/18/18 at 2:32 pm to tgrbaitn08

Posted by I Bleed Garnet

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Posted on 7/18/18 at 2:36 pm to tgrbaitn08

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so you found a few examples in one sport to back up your claim that it happens in every sport?

Well you are saying it doesn't happen at all in the MLB?

What about where Bauer says they are Censoring him?

Posted by tgrbaitn08

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Posted on 7/18/18 at 2:43 pm to I Bleed Garnet

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What about where Bauer says they are Censoring him?

dude, he was telling people that didnt agree with him to kill themselves.......he was very controversial in some other tweets

oh and.....

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Bauer did not elaborate on how or why specifically he had been censored, and Major League Baseball has not yet commented on the accusation.

So we are supposed to believe he was being censored but cant tell us how or why?

Posted by I Bleed Garnet

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Posted on 7/18/18 at 2:45 pm to tgrbaitn08

I think that the MLB does a great job of not getting involved with politics because their ratings are falling.

It's become a dying sport among the younger male demographic.

Where as with football, where the players are more vocal, even in a year where "ratings fell" they still outshined any other sport int he country.

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Posted by I Bleed Garnet

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Posted on 7/18/18 at 2:47 pm to I Bleed Garnet

That said I ignore it from all ends.

I don't care for the kneeling, but it doesn't bother me to stop watching the game.

They could do whatever the frick they want. The only people that complain about it are the ones that look for it.

Now days it's pretty easy to monitor what you see. If you don't like something on your feed... Block it or dont follow it.

Not like theres only one source for information

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Posted by boom roasted

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Posted on 7/18/18 at 2:48 pm to I Bleed Garnet

You nailed it.

Posted by tgrbaitn08

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Posted on 7/18/18 at 2:50 pm to I Bleed Garnet

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they still outshined any other sport int he country.

maybe so...however there is reason to be concerned....

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It’s still the most popular sport in the U.S., but questions of safety make its demise seem inevitable

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Forty-eight percent of all Americans and 46 percent of all parents say that they would encourage a child interested in playing football to pursue another sport

LINK[/Nearly half of parents would discourage football due to concussions]

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What this points to is a future of possibly fewer children entering the game, fewer teens becoming fully fluent in it by high-school graduation, fewer collegiate athletes reaching the same levels of excellence as had been seen in previous generations and thus, in time, a poorer final product at the professional level, one that may not be able to sustain the outsized ratings and profits the league currently maintains.

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In the end, football is still America's game, but it's future in America is appears very much in doubt.

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Posted by boom roasted

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Posted on 7/18/18 at 2:52 pm to tgrbaitn08

I love football. Don't want my kid playing it.

Posted by I Bleed Garnet

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Posted on 7/18/18 at 2:52 pm to tgrbaitn08

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tgrbaitn08

yea CTE...

What does this have to do with politics?

Posted by tgrbaitn08

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Posted on 7/18/18 at 2:52 pm to I Bleed Garnet

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That said I ignore it from all ends.

I don't care for the kneeling, but it doesn't bother me to stop watching the game.

They could do whatever the frick they want. The only people that complain about it are the ones that look for it.

Now days it's pretty easy to monitor what you see. If you don't like something on your feed... Block it or dont follow it.

Not like theres only one source for information

I didnt start this thread complaining about something I saw I didnt like

I started it to comment on something I saw and I did like

Posted by tgrbaitn08

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Posted on 7/18/18 at 2:53 pm to I Bleed Garnet

I was replying to your comment...

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even in a year where "ratings fell" they still outshined any other sport int he country.

Posted by I Bleed Garnet

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Posted on 7/18/18 at 2:55 pm to tgrbaitn08

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even in a year where "ratings fell" they still outshined any other sport int he country.

which is still true at this point.

That said, hasn't soccer started to gain more people playing than baseball for a certain demographic?

Do other sports not honor any of the things you mentioned?
a few guys kneel, but does the sport itself not honor?

This post was edited on 7/18/18 at 2:57 pm