Mon Jul 27, 2020, 02:56 PM

Odoreida (1,549 posts)

De Blasio rips Yankees for allowing Trump to throw first pitch at Yankee Stadium

De Blasio rips Yankees for allowing Trump to throw first pitch at Yankee Stadium
https://nypost.com/2020/07/25/de-blasio-rips-yankees-for-inviting-trump-to-throw-first-pitch/

President Trump’s not fit for pinstripes, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio.

The mayor slammed the New York Yankees for inviting “hatred to your pitcher’s mound” by allowing President Trump to throw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium next month.

“After CONDEMNING racism, the next step isn’t inviting it to your pitcher’s mound,” de Blasio tweeted Saturday.

“To the execs that have aligned with hatred, you are on the wrong side of history and morality,” he added.

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Let's go Mets!

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12 replies	Author	Time	Post
De Blasio rips Yankees for allowing Trump to throw first pitch at Yankee Stadium (Original post)	Odoreida	Jul 2020	OP
I thought Trump decided he was too busy golfing... I mean, presidenting	dawg day	Jul 2020	#1
says he's roo busy with the virus - not sure if that means spreading it	rurallib	Jul 2020	#3
Noted	empedocles	Jul 2020	#5
Yeah, I lost a lot of respect for the Yankees, especially since my home team, the Cardinals have ...	SWBTATTReg	Jul 2020	#2
We can't allow hatred on the pitcher's mound.	CaptYossarian	Jul 2020	#4
Already chickened out, and baseball is iffy	soothsayer	Jul 2020	#6
The Yankees invite The Confederate	lame54	Jul 2020	#7
You guys are concentrating on the wrong thing, here....	albacore	Jul 2020	#8
I Read He Threw The Ball Like That Because...	Me.	Jul 2020	#9
He played baseball in college IIRC	flibbitygiblets	Jul 2020	#10
Maybe he could send	nykym	Jul 2020	#11
"Pin stripes"? No.	MurrayDelph	Jul 2020	#12

Response to Odoreida (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 02:57 PM

dawg day (7,947 posts)

1. I thought Trump decided he was too busy golfing... I mean, presidenting

to do the first pitch?

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Response to dawg day (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 03:07 PM

rurallib (61,396 posts)

3. says he's roo busy with the virus - not sure if that means spreading it

or trying to stop it.

Based on performance I would guess he is too busy spreading it.

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Response to rurallib (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 03:14 PM

empedocles (15,751 posts)

5. Noted

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Response to Odoreida (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 03:07 PM

SWBTATTReg (20,503 posts)

2. Yeah, I lost a lot of respect for the Yankees, especially since my home team, the Cardinals have ...

played them for the world series on occasion. I hope that they burned the ball, it's probably contaminated w/ the CV.

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Mon Jul 27, 2020, 03:08 PM

CaptYossarian (6,448 posts)

4. We can't allow hatred on the pitcher's mound.

Just ask John Rocker, Curtsy Schilling, Josh Hader...

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Mon Jul 27, 2020, 03:17 PM

soothsayer (38,601 posts)

6. Already chickened out, and baseball is iffy

Ha! He should have waited to back out. Could have saved face if they end up canceling the season.

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Response to Odoreida (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 03:18 PM

lame54 (34,494 posts)

7. The Yankees invite The Confederate

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Response to Odoreida (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 03:22 PM

albacore (2,238 posts)

8. You guys are concentrating on the wrong thing, here....

I'd pay Money to see that bloated fuck throw a baseball.
Fauci looked exactly like a nerd should throwing the other day. He IS a nerd...that's why we love him.

trump...? Throwing a baseball?

Jabba the Hut would look graceful compared to that asshole.

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Response to albacore (Reply #8)

Mon Jul 27, 2020, 03:26 PM

Me. (35,454 posts)