The controversy over some players refusing to wear the SF Giants rainbow pride hats

Who pays for the billion dollar baseball stadiums in all of these cities?

I just heard on the local news one player refused to wear the rainbow pride hat and two players wore the rainbow pride hat but wrote a reference to a Bible verse on it. The two players were reprimanded for wearing a one time only message on their uniform because supposedly there is a rule against wearing one time only messages on your uniform. However, in the past players were allowed to wear a one time only BLM patch on their uniform.

I am glad the Trump administration is getting involved because I think if players were allowed to wear a one time only BLM patch on their uniform then the players should not have been reprimanded for wearing a one time only reference to a Bible verse on their hats.

Might be time to “take a knee” on the nfl. Again

I can’t wear messages on my work uniform. Then again, my company doesn’t push selective agenda’s. They should just pay a fine and consider it worth it. They can always change jobs, just like us.

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They're usually hugely subsidized by the state taxpayers

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I think that was his point, wasn't it?

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Then this should not be a conversation. If the fans who helped pay for the stadium they play in want Bible verses on uniforms then they should be required to allow it.

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I thought I could tell what direction you were going, but I was hoping for a better response than that.

I thought you were going to argue that since the franchise was so heavily subsidized by taxpayer dollars, even though it is a private organization it still ought to function in some regard like a public entity.

I didn't know if you could make that case or not, but since you brought it up I thought I'd wait and see.

I don't think a case can be made, though. The problem is that the franchise doesn't own the stadium. The city does. The franchise just leases it from the city. So it's a 100% private entity as far as I can tell. Get's to make it's own rules.

It's the fans who have the power, though. Play a few games with the ballpark as empty as the Braves ballpark was for much of the 70s/80s and they'll snap back to focusing on baseball and stop thinking so much about men grabassing each other.