MLB cancels ASG in Atlanta

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BeecherVol said:
So even in a an off year (covid) the city of Atlanta is going to lose several million in local revenue because MLB wants to prove a political point to the state of GA.
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This is correct. As well as the thought by some Braves writers is that it could also hurt them at the trade deadline as well. Atlanta is one of the few teams that is owned by a company instead of a private person. Therefore their yearly budget is set on the revenue they bring in and not whatever the owner was willing to spend that year. Due to last year their budget was cut, but the thought was that the revenue from the ASG would be used to make deals at the trade deadline. Atlanta has the 4th best odds to win the WS this year, so effectively the MLB neutered one of their WS hopefuls. Now, why would they do this, easy market size and TV revenue. They want LA which is Atlanta's biggest competitor in the WS.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I'm sure very little - especially when there would be limited attendance. If Atlanta was to ever lose a Super Bowl over this, it would probably create a stir.
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I posted an artice from NBC, the projections even with whatever restrictions they were planning on facing was $49 million for the city.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I'm sure very little - especially when there would be limited attendance. If Atlanta was to ever lose a Super Bowl over this, it would probably create a stir.
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My post above lends more to my point.

I havent researched Atlanta's financial situation but many cities are not in great shape with covid playing a big part of that. I just thought it curious why MLB decided to make a political point aimed at the state of GA but in the end Atl is the one really losing. Even if it isn't SB money.

I personally don't care where the game is played or if it is at all. I dont follow the sport.
 
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Tastylicks said:
And that dipstick Governor in Georgia goes on Fox News yesterday "were gonna stand up and fight"

Fight what exactly? I thought this was supposed to just be a law, I didn't realize it was something used in a "fight". Kinda letting the cat outta the bag with his intentions
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This is one of those times you should use your BRAIN!
 
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Grand Vol said:
Mid high eight figures to low nine in revenue gone. Most games of this magnitude like All Star events and major Bowl Games tend to bring in that much to the local economy.

Who does that hurt again?
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Blacks in Atlanta?
 
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BeecherVol said:
My post above lends more to my point.

I havent researched Atlanta's financial situation but many cities are not in great shape with covid playing a big part of that. I just thought it curious why MLB decided to make a political point aimed at the state of GA but in the end Atl is the one really losing. Even if it isn't SB money.

I personally don't care where the game is played or if it is at all. I dont follow the sport.
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I follow the sport, and I am a Braves fan... but I couldn't tell you the last time I watched an All Star Game. The homerun derby is more interesting. The All Star Game is usually boring as hell.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I follow the sport, and I am a Braves fan... but I couldn't tell you the last time I watched an All Star Game. The homerun derby is more interesting. The All Star Game is usually boring as hell.
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Only thing I hate is that I was taking my 13 year old to the game. 13 year olds truly don’t get how a game can get canceled over politics.
 
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Trump calls for MLB Boycott, warns ‘woke’ corporations after All-Star Game pullout

Former President Donald Trump fired a high, hard fastball at Major League Baseball on Friday night, urging fans to boycott the "national pastime" over its decision to pull this year’s All-Star Game from the Atlanta area.

Trump asserted MLB’s leadership was "afraid of the Radical Left Democrats," claiming the party pressured MLB to relocate its mid-summer game because of Georgia’s new election law, recently signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.

Trump calls for MLB boycott, warns ‘woke’ corporations after All-Star Game pullout
 
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Silence Dogood said:
Trump calls for MLB Boycott, warns ‘woke’ corporations after All-Star Game pullout

Former President Donald Trump fired a high, hard fastball at Major League Baseball on Friday night, urging fans to boycott the "national pastime" over its decision to pull this year’s All-Star Game from the Atlanta area.

Trump asserted MLB’s leadership was "afraid of the Radical Left Democrats," claiming the party pressured MLB to relocate its mid-summer game because of Georgia’s new election law, recently signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.

Trump calls for MLB boycott, warns ‘woke’ corporations after All-Star Game pullout
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He should shut up and quit his bitching
 
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C-south said:
So you think having these regulations to prevent the sh** show that happened this past year from happening again is bad?
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What sh** show?
If there was ever a time and a need for a bipartisan bill, it was with this voting bill in GA.
Bipartisanship wasn't even attempted. It was a repub bill from start to finish.
 
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Tastylicks said:
Wow...SMH I guess they don't teach African American history at UT. Sad.
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Kind of what I expected. Playing the victim card and when someone calls you out, you deflect. Congrats on being a typical liberal. A person who thinks minorities are too dumb or incapable of thinking for themselves or doing simple things.

I guess you agree with Biden when he said black people are too dumb to use the internet right? Just stop with your ignorance. Voting is easy for everyone. Show your ID, sign a paper, go to a booth and cast a vote. Simple as it gets.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Kind of what I expected. Playing the victim card and when someone calls you out, you deflect. Congrats on being a typical liberal. A person who thinks minorities are too dumb or incapable of thinking for themselves or doing simple things.

I guess you agree with Biden when he said black people are too dumb to use the internet right? Just stop with your ignorance. Voting is easy for everyone. Show your ID, sign a paper, go to a booth and cast a vote. Simple as it gets.
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Idk you have to be pretty ignorant yourself to think poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses, etc. never existed. Learn some history
 
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