Eduardo Escobar had two home runs and seven RBIs, and the Arizona Diamondbacks’ pitching, including Seth Frankoff in his first major league start, subdued the visiting Washington Nationals 11–4 on Saturday night. Frankoff, a 32-year-old right-hander who toiled in the minors and professionally in South Korea, lasted 4 2/3 innings—matching his three relief appearances combined…
The Nation Speaks (April 24): Election Reform Battle Lines; Racism Reality vs Perception; Pandemic’s Unexpected Impacts
April 24, 2021
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Conservatives Confront Corporate Activism Georgia’s new election reforms were meant to address the long list of problems that plagued the 2020 election, particularly those caused by the sudden spike in absentee voting. The legislation immediately sparked protests from Democrats, then corporate America, calling it racist and an attempt at voter suppression. Most-criticized is the provision…
ACU Urges MLB to Correct ‘False Claims’ on Election Reforms and Return Games to Georgia
The American Conservative Union (ACU) is urging Major League Baseball (MLB) to publicly correct recent comments it made against Georgia’s election reform law while moving the All-Star Game to another state. MLB moved the game and its 2021 draft from Georgia to protest lawmakers passing a new election reform law that was signed by Republican Gov….
Georgia GOP Criticizes MLB: ‘CCP OK, GA Bad’
On April 13, the Georgia GOP Press Secretary posted a newsletter calling out Major League Baseball: “MLB Gets in Business with China while Boycotting Georgia,” with the headline “MLB: CCP ok, GA bad.” In the newsletter, it calls out the MLB for pulling its All-Star game from Georgia to boycott the newly-passed election integrity law soon…
Sens. Cruz, Hawley, and Lee Propose Legislation to Nullify MLB’s Antitrust Exemption
Three GOP senators announced that they are sponsoring a bill that aims to abolish Major League Baseball’s (MLB) unique antitrust exemption. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) are moving forward with the measure as a response to the MLB’s decision to move their All-Star Game out of Georgia in protest to…
Baseball’s Performative Progressivism Legitimizes Election Fraud
Commentary Major League Baseball’s decision to move its all-star game out of Atlanta is more evidence that the 2020 election was compromised. Otherwise, Democratic Party officials and operatives wouldn’t have targeted MLB and big Atlanta-based corporations after Georgia’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a law limiting future opportunities for election fraud. If the new law really disenfranchises African-Americans,…
MLB Boycott of Georgia Highlights Moral Cowardice in American Professional Sports
Commentary On Oct. 6, 1965, the Los Angeles Dodgers faced the Minnesota Twins in the World Series. Excitement was in the air and tensions were running high as the biggest event in Major League Baseball (MLB) was taking place that year. Sandy Koufax, the Dodgers’ ace left-handed pitcher who was widely expected to start Game…
Former MLB Commissioner Criticizes League’s Georgia Boycott
Former Major League Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent on Tuesday criticized the league’s current commissioner, Robert Manfred, for moving the All-Star game out of Atlanta, Georgia, in protest of election reforms enacted by the Peach State’s governor and legislature. In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Vincent argued that Manfred likely made the decision to boycott…
Deep Dive (April 6): Trump Calls for Boycott of Companies Siding With MLB Against Georgia Voting Laws
Major League Baseball (MLB) is going up against the election laws in Georgia, and 200 companies are siding with the MLB. This comes after Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed the Election Integrity Act of 2021 (SB 202) into law. The 95-page law requires a photo or state-approved ID to vote absentee by mail, expands early voting across…
Rubio Asks If MLB Commissioner Will Give Up Georgia Golf Club Membership
Sen. Marco Rubio on Monday rhetorically questioned if the commissioner of the Major League Baseball (MLB) would give up his Augusta National Golf Club membership in addition to pulling the All-Star game from Atlanta in protest against the recently enacted election reforms in the Peach State. In a letter to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, Rubio said that…
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