MLB caves

The 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game will no longer take place in Atlanta, GA as previously planned. And the reason for that is predicated on lies and misrepresentations. 

Major League Baseball announced Friday that it is moving the 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to a new Georgia law that has civil rights groups concerned about its potential to restrict voting access for people of color.

NO ONE has made a coherent case about how anybody's rights will be restricted under this new law. Literally no one. The prevailing sentiment from progs is that this new law is "Jim Crow 2.0" without providing any concrete evidence supporting that claim. Heck, I'll bet a good number of people parroting those moronic chanting point have little clue as to what Jim Crow laws entail. 

In a statement, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the league is "finalizing a new host city and details about these events will be announced shortly." A source told ESPN that the 2022 All-Star Game is still planned for Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and that that site won't be moved up to fill the void this summer.

"Over the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with Clubs, former and current players, the Players Association, and The Players Alliance, among others, to listen to their views," Manfred said in his statement. "I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year's All-Star Game and MLB Draft.

"Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box (As does the new Georgia law. It's almost as if Manfred is woefully ignorant of its contents. - ed.). In 2020, MLB became the first professional sports league to join the non-partisan Civic Alliance to help build a future in which everyone participates in shaping the United States. We proudly used our platform to encourage baseball fans and communities throughout our country to perform their civic duty and actively participate in the voting process. Fair access to voting continues to have our game's unwavering support (Well then you'd *love* the new Georgia law. Why don't ya read it sometime? - ed.)."

I don't know what the goal of this boycott is, particularly in light of the Georgia Republicans actually having the ability to put forth a cogent defense of this new legislation. As such, there is no shot that it will be overturned. The ones who will greatly suffer are the residents and workers of the Fulton County area who will now lose out on the economic boon that the ASG was sure to deliver. If MLB was genuinely concerned about the plight of black people, why are they making a move which will have an adverse affect on an area where nearly half the population is African-American?

NFL Commissioner Roger Godell can now take heart in that he is no longer the most inept pro sports leader among the four major sports leagues.

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