Benevolent One
Team Owner
If a mod wants to move this to the sports section that ok, but I find this to be more about life than sports. The Washington Nationals wanted to pay tribute to the 30 soldiers who were killed in the helicopter that went down recently in Afghanistan. I love the game of baseball and I watch virtually every Cleveland Indians game and sometimes other games as well. But, sometimes MLB's governing idiots does something that makes no sense at all. I fail to see how anyone could be harmed by allowing the team to wear these hats in tribute, and I can certainly see where baseball as a whole could get some great PR out of this. Maybe commisioner Bud Selig wanted to hold out to try and get the armed forces to pay MBL for the advertising? 
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MLB's Controversial Decision To Stop Nats From Wearing Military Tribute Hats
No sport in America is more patriotic than Major League Baseball, so it was odd that the powers that be got in the way of a tribute to our fallen military heroes.
The Washington Nationals, who play their home games just down the street from the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol, wanted to wear special hats with military insignias during their game with the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. This was the Nats' first home game since 30 soldiers riding in a helicopter were killed in Afghanistan on August 6th. But Commissioner Bud Selig's top executives stopped it from happening.
Dan Steinberg of D.C. Sports Bog went to the team for an explanation. Here's what he got:
"As a team that is dedicated to supporting our military service men and women, we requested permission from Major League Baseball to wear hats representing all of the military branches during batting practice and throughout the game. We realize this was an extraordinary request and were pleased when permission was granted to use the hats during batting practice. The players were honored to wear the hats and in doing so were able to demonstrate the team’s solidarity with our military community."
Steinberg, one of the nation's top sports bloggers, then spoke with MLB spokesman Pat Courtney, who explained the decision.
"We reserve hats for national tributes, where every club is wearing them on the same day," Courtney said. "But we're happy to work with clubs on alternatives."
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MLB's Controversial Decision To Stop Nats From Wearing Military Tribute Hats
No sport in America is more patriotic than Major League Baseball, so it was odd that the powers that be got in the way of a tribute to our fallen military heroes.
The Washington Nationals, who play their home games just down the street from the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol, wanted to wear special hats with military insignias during their game with the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. This was the Nats' first home game since 30 soldiers riding in a helicopter were killed in Afghanistan on August 6th. But Commissioner Bud Selig's top executives stopped it from happening.
Dan Steinberg of D.C. Sports Bog went to the team for an explanation. Here's what he got:
"As a team that is dedicated to supporting our military service men and women, we requested permission from Major League Baseball to wear hats representing all of the military branches during batting practice and throughout the game. We realize this was an extraordinary request and were pleased when permission was granted to use the hats during batting practice. The players were honored to wear the hats and in doing so were able to demonstrate the team’s solidarity with our military community."
Steinberg, one of the nation's top sports bloggers, then spoke with MLB spokesman Pat Courtney, who explained the decision.
"We reserve hats for national tributes, where every club is wearing them on the same day," Courtney said. "But we're happy to work with clubs on alternatives."
