Trying to say that there has been some wall between politics and sports
ignores reality - especially the reality of the last 8 years.
Whether it was the lies over the friendly-fire death of Pat Tillman or
the false patriotism of the Yanks & SI playing God Bless America after
9/11 when they did not do it before then, or even the Olympic Games,
politics has been part of sports in general and baseball in particular.
Our team honors baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson as one of it's retired
numbers. It is fitting that for one day we celebrate the hope that we
have been waiting for during the 8 year long nightmare that ends
Tuesday. It is a fun bi-partisan promotion that gave a laugh to my
staff members. We'll be there - I hope you will too. And for those who
don't want the bobblehead, I am sure I can find a good home for it.
By the way, I liked the Parrot-head Night Jerseys - they are the jersey
my son & I wear to KeySpan most often + they work on Hawaiian shirt
days at school.