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Sibelius Fan

(24,630 posts)
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 07:06 PM Jul 2021

Ouch! All-Star Game Honors Hank Aaron - who played with the Atlanta Braves - in Denver

The ASG was moved out of Atlanta to Denver to protest the new voter suppression laws in Georgia. Aaron died in January. Of course, it would have been fitting for Aaron to be honored in Atlanta, but the racists fucked up that.

I hope that pisses off the racists even more.

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Ouch! All-Star Game Honors Hank Aaron - who played with the Atlanta Braves - in Denver (Original Post) Sibelius Fan Jul 2021 OP
As a Coloradoan through and through, I love that the ASG is being held at Coor's Field in Denver hlthe2b Jul 2021 #1
This Was Planned Prior To Game Being Moved SoCalDavidS Jul 2021 #2
Of course, they wouldn't pull the honor. And of course it was planned a while ago. Sibelius Fan Jul 2021 #3
He also played in Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Brewers have had 44 on their sleeves all season Brother Buzz Jul 2021 #4

hlthe2b

(106,379 posts)
1. As a Coloradoan through and through, I love that the ASG is being held at Coor's Field in Denver
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 07:14 PM
Jul 2021

And as a Hank Aaron fan, even more. That it pisses off the RW GA legislators who caused it to be moved, all the better. That said, I am sad for those in Atlanta who are losing the business that comes with it. I can only hope GA continues on its bluer path--despite the odds.

 

SoCalDavidS

(10,599 posts)
2. This Was Planned Prior To Game Being Moved
Tue Jul 13, 2021, 07:34 PM
Jul 2021

They weren't going to pull the Honor just because the game had to move. That would have been BS.

Brother Buzz

(37,826 posts)
4. He also played in Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Brewers have had 44 on their sleeves all season
Wed Jul 14, 2021, 01:32 PM
Jul 2021

Milwaukee was Hank Aaron's first and last MLB hometown, and one can make the argument the All Star Game should have been moved to Milwaukee.

But at the end of the day, Coors Field put on a good show.

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