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| 2020-08-27 | |
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Three Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday as players across the sports landscape drove the decisions in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin. Games between the Cincinnati Reds and Brewers in Milwaukee, Seattle Mariners and Padres in San Diego and the Los Angeles Dodgers and Giants in San Francisco were called off hours before they were set to begin. "There are serious issues in this country," Seattle’s Dee Gordon tweeted. "For me, and for many of my teammates, the injustices, violence, death and systemic racism is deeply personal. This is impacting not only my community, but very directly my family and friends. Our team voted unanimously not to play tonight." Other MLB games had finished, were in progress or just about to start as the announcements were made. Some players, such as outfielders Jason Heyward of the Cubs and Matt Kemp of the Rockies, sat out while their teams played. All three postponed games will be made up as doubleheaders Thursday. There was the possibility, too, that other games around the majors could affected — two days before MLB was set to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #19 I've watched bowling and cornhole tournaments on TV recently. Cool anyway because those are activities that old/fat people and do and with success. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-08-27 18:09 |
| #18 Hell, they're often in the same family. |
| Posted by: charger 2020-08-27 15:58 |
| #17 Charger, it's like these political lawyer people all know each other... |
| Posted by: Classical_Liberal 2020-08-27 14:46 |
| #16 NBA comissioner Adam Silver once clerked for Kimba Wood of Nannygate the Sequel fame. |
| Posted by: charger 2020-08-27 12:39 |
| #15 At this point Formula 1's the only thing I'm watching, maybe some MotoGP or anything with wheels and an engine. Granted there's a bit of the BLM activism but it's minimal and probably wouldn't even be happening unless Lewis Hamilton didn't bring it up. That, and you're not gonna see it on anybody's cars or on every lap. Speaking of laps... |
| Posted by: Raj 2020-08-27 11:07 |
| #14 When you've lost Whitlock....well, enjoy your millstone. Except I'd argue that LeBron and company are in on the game. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-08-27 11:00 |
| #13 Whitlock: BLM 101: Career Politicians Who Created Systemic Unfairness Are Playing LeBron And His Disciples For Suckers |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-08-27 10:32 |
| #12 The players can learn to code. |
| Posted by: Matt 2020-08-27 10:11 |
| #10 I'm a life-long Celtics fan, but I'm about ready to be done with all pro sports if they refuse to acknowledge that roughly 50% of us completely disagree with them. I won't continue to fund the enemy, and that's what they're painting themselves to be. To the NBA owners, this is EXACTLY what you deserve for the BLM crap you put on all of the courts and allowed the players to desecrate the uniforms with. Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind. At least now Grom can stop worrying about them getting theCovids. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2020-08-27 09:42 |
| #9 I could be wrong but I thought a to of blacks enjoyed Basketball. Taking that away from them over misinformation seems unnecessarily cruel and racist. For one I don't watch basketball so I'm just popping popcorn as millionaire athletes kill the golden goose with a thousand cuts. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2020-08-27 09:20 |
| #8 The only pro games i watch are tennis. I prefer college ball. |
| Posted by: irish rage boy 2020-08-27 09:15 |
| #7 And that Bruins game last night...it was so ugly I had to switch it off. But the NBA...it can all go down the sewer for all I care. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-08-27 08:17 |
| #6 The NBA just might have followed MLB's drop into the ratings abyss with this move (which were bad enough already), and the NBA commissioner (just look at this fucking dweeb) doesn't have the balls to do much about it. I was down to begrudgingly watching just the Boston Celtics but damn, they just keep antagonizing fans with this shit. |
| Posted by: Raj 2020-08-27 07:43 |
| #5 ...The players have every right to state their opinions and act upon them. I support and will defend their right to do so. On the other hand, I suspect that they are about to learn the responsibility of accepting the consequences of tbeir actions. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2020-08-27 06:21 |
| #4 Soon perhaps; |
| Posted by: Dale 2020-08-27 04:15 |
| #3 Portland BlueBlazers: much wind, noxious flames, foul smell |
| Posted by: Vinegar Barnsmell1686 2020-08-27 02:44 |
| #2 i looked it up: basketball was invented by a Canadian PhysEd instructor at what would become Springfield [Massachusetts] College in 1891. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2020-08-27 00:45 |
| #1 All sportsball should be cancelled. Then the African-American players will not only demonstrate solidarity with social justice 'n' stuff, but they'll stop culturally/athletically appropriating games invented by White people. Win-win! |
| Posted by: charger 2020-08-27 00:23 |