MLB Moves All Star Game out of Atlanta

by **steveschneider** Fri Apr 02, 2021 4:10 pm

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31183822/mlb-moving-all-star-game-atlanta-georgia-voting-law

First Delta, then Coca Cola expresses concerns and now MLB pulls the All Star game. Stunned it came about this fast.

by **Heat Miser** Fri Apr 02, 2021 4:35 pm

by **DWags** Fri Apr 02, 2021 4:37 pm

Nice.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Fri Apr 02, 2021 5:09 pm

Good news.

That white supremacists are upset by this says it was the right move.

by **NigelUno** Fri Apr 02, 2021 5:13 pm

Wow. Gonna be some mad people.

by **steveschneider** Fri Apr 02, 2021 5:17 pm

NigelUno wrote:Wow. Gonna be some mad people.

The Braves are mad. Some rep from S. Carolina is mad as well. It would be great if Georgia reversed course on voter suppression and they brought the game back. That would be the best outcome in my opinion.

by **NigelUno** Fri Apr 02, 2021 5:27 pm

steveschneider wrote:
NigelUno wrote:Wow. Gonna be some mad people.

The Braves are mad. Some rep from S. Carolina is mad as well. It would be great if Georgia reversed course on voter suppression and they brought the game back. That would be the best outcome in my opinion.

MLB Moves All Star Game out of Atlanta Giphy

by **GRR Spartan** Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:02 pm

A lot of arrogant "You can't tell us what laws to pass" Republican GA Legislators and the Guv who signed the new voter legislations are now in "Say whut? mode.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Fri Apr 02, 2021 8:28 pm

GOP acting surprised to find out that some people think that colored folks have rights.

by **NigelUno** Fri Apr 02, 2021 8:38 pm

Not sure what the big deal is. Governor Kemp said the law expanded voting rights.

by **kingstonlake** Fri Apr 02, 2021 8:41 pm

Maybe they can pick up another NASCAR race that week.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** Fri Apr 02, 2021 9:48 pm

There's right and there's wrong. Pick a side.

by **Turtleneck** Fri Apr 02, 2021 10:59 pm

Is it too late for the Falcons to challenge the results of that train wreck Super Bowl against the New England Bradys?

by **Rocinante** Fri Apr 02, 2021 11:04 pm

Fukkin cancel culture bullshit

by **steveschneider** Fri Apr 02, 2021 11:18 pm

Turtleneck wrote:Is it too late for the Falcons to challenge the results of that train wreck Super Bowl against the New England Bradys?

You are so stuck in 2017. Get with the times man.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Sat Apr 03, 2021 8:20 am

Apparently the racist bigoted christian sexual predator is whining about it and wants his woke followers to participate in cancel culture and boycott MLB.

Told ya.. if the white supremacists are upset, its a good thing.

by **Rocinante** Sat Apr 03, 2021 11:59 am

Not a big fan of this trend where business is expected to be the agent of positive change. We have the Democrats the government for a reason, yeah?

by **kingstonlake** Sat Apr 03, 2021 12:23 pm

Rocinante wrote:Not a big fan of this trend where business is expected to be the agent of positive change. We have the Democrats the government for a reason, yeah?

We also have Republicans, bro.

by **Travis of the Cosmos** Sat Apr 03, 2021 12:27 pm

Rocinante wrote:Not a big fan of this trend where business is expected to be the agent of positive change. We have the Democrats the government for a reason, yeah?

This is America bro. Our country is nothing but a loosely collected group of corporate interests whom we all serve. If the corporate interests aren’t the agent of positive change then no one will be.

by **InTenSity** Sat Apr 03, 2021 12:29 pm

Rocinante wrote:Not a big fan of this trend where business is expected to be the agent of positive change. We have the Democrats the government for a reason, yeah?

I don't think the Dems are in charge as long as Manchin is going to be 'center'.

by **Rocinante** Sat Apr 03, 2021 1:49 pm

I don’t like the way you dudes called me bro.

by **NigelUno** Sat Apr 03, 2021 1:55 pm

Rocinante wrote:Fukkin cancel culture bullshit

You talking about how people were/are trying to cancel votes?

by **DWags** Sat Apr 03, 2021 2:14 pm

Saw where some stadium workers were complaining about lost income. Fox made a deal out of it. They blamed MLB. I beg to differ, fault lies with the mother fuckers restricting voting rights.

by **kingstonlake** Sat Apr 03, 2021 2:46 pm

Shame on MLB for doing the right thing.

by **Heat Miser** Sat Apr 03, 2021 2:52 pm

DWags wrote:Saw where some stadium workers were complaining about lost income. Fox made a deal out of it. They blamed MLB. I beg to differ, fault lies with the mother fuckers restricting voting rights.

And wherever they do hold the draft, those workers will gain income. Consequences.

by **steveschneider** Sat Apr 03, 2021 2:56 pm

DWags wrote:Saw where some stadium workers were complaining about lost income. Fox made a deal out of it. They blamed MLB. I beg to differ, fault lies with the mother fuckers restricting voting rights.

I lived in Lansing when they built Lug Nuts stadium. I lived in the Bay when they built PAC Bell stadium. I lived in NYC when they had the all star game. I don’t think any of things benefitted me economically. There’s always going to be winners and losers in every deal but I think for the bulk of the people living in the towns at the most it will just cause most people an inconvenience with all increase in traffic.

by **StylesGShmooth** Sat Apr 03, 2021 3:41 pm

steveschneider wrote:
DWags wrote:Saw where some stadium workers were complaining about lost income. Fox made a deal out of it. They blamed MLB. I beg to differ, fault lies with the mother fuckers restricting voting rights.

I lived in Lansing when they built Lug Nuts stadium. I lived in the Bay when they built PAC Bell stadium. I lived in NYC when they had the all star game. I don’t think any of things benefitted me economically. There’s always going to be winners and losers in every deal but I think for the bulk of the people living in the towns at the most it will just cause most people an inconvenience with all increase in traffic.

Quite a few people derive their income from the Hospitaioty & Service industry.

by **Turtleneck** Sat Apr 03, 2021 4:18 pm

steveschneider wrote:
DWags wrote:Saw where some stadium workers were complaining about lost income. Fox made a deal out of it. They blamed MLB. I beg to differ, fault lies with the mother fuckers restricting voting rights.

I lived in Lansing when they built Lug Nuts stadium. I lived in the Bay when they built PAC Bell stadium. I lived in NYC when they had the all star game. I don’t think any of things benefitted me economically. There’s always going to be winners and losers in every deal but I think for the bulk of the people living in the towns at the most it will just cause most people an inconvenience with all increase in traffic.

How the hell did this make an appearance alongside stadiums in SF and NYC?

by **Turtleneck** Sat Apr 03, 2021 4:35 pm

Rocinante wrote:Not a big fan of this trend where business is expected to be the agent of positive change. We have the Democrats the government for a reason, yeah?

But it sure is fun watching capitalism make conservatives squirm.

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by **Cameron** Sat Apr 03, 2021 6:07 pm

It's Oldsmobile Park and it always will be.

by **NigelUno** Sat Apr 03, 2021 10:30 pm

StylesGShmooth wrote:
steveschneider wrote:

I lived in Lansing when they built Lug Nuts stadium. I lived in the Bay when they built PAC Bell stadium. I lived in NYC when they had the all star game. I don’t think any of things benefitted me economically. There’s always going to be winners and losers in every deal but I think for the bulk of the people living in the towns at the most it will just cause most people an inconvenience with all increase in traffic.

Quite a few people derive their income from the Hospitaioty & Service industry.

True. In this one case though, workers in another city will benefit. Braves could make up for it with some home playoff games.

by **MiamiSpartan** Sat Apr 03, 2021 11:04 pm

Turtleneck wrote:
Rocinante wrote:Not a big fan of this trend where business is expected to be the agent of positive change. We have the Democrats the government for a reason, yeah?

But it sure is fun watching capitalism make conservatives squirm.

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Of course, the question should be, would she have been watching baseball today if this didn't happen? For her, and probably 90-95% of Seditionists that are "boycotting" it, imma guess the answer is No.

by **steveschneider** Sun Apr 04, 2021 7:21 am

Funny to see people talk about working to end the anti trust benefits that baseball enjoys. Two responses no you won’t and the maximum effort they’ll put towards this cause is to post about it on social media.

by **Jake from State Farm** Tue Apr 06, 2021 8:09 am

Well it looks like the outrage over immigration has temporarily faded and now the repubs are on to their own brand of cancel culture.

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by **Heat Miser** Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:31 am

Mitch McConnell Reminded of Citizens United Backing After Warning to CEOs

Speaking at a roundtable event in 2011, McConnell said the Citizens United ruling "leveled the playing field" between newspaper owners and other corporations that wished to have a say in politics.

"All Citizens United basically did was to level the playing field for corporate America, and for union America, and say you like a media company can... independently express your views about anything in this country," he said at the time. "Why shouldn't everybody be free to do that?"

by **steveschneider** Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:34 am

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lol!!!

by **Heat Miser** Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:54 am

That'll show 'em!

by **Robert J Sakimano** Tue Apr 06, 2021 12:08 pm

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I could've sworn we had a poster here who fit that mold.. scratch

by msugolfguy Wed Apr 07, 2021 2:41 am

I have conservative faith members that won't going skiing in Colorado because they believe the state holds fraudulent elections.

Lol. Sorry but that's ridiculous.

by **Robert J Sakimano** Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:49 am

msugolfguy wrote:I have conservative faith members that won't going skiing in Colorado because they believe the state holds fraudulent elections.

Lol. Sorry but that's ridiculous.

America is a stupid country.

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