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09-23-2016, 05:45 AM
Two baseball players reminded us that the national anthem can be fun, too
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While America remains fixated on people kneeling during the national anthem (http://mashable.com/2016/09/22/oakland-school-band-anthem-protest/#_0zUtq0ATrqn?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) before sports events, a pair of Major League Baseball players did the exact opposite — they stood for as long as possible.*
A handful of athletes, from the NFL (http://mashable.com/category/nfl/) all the way down to youth leagues, have joined Colin Kaepernick (http://mashable.com/category/colin-kaepernick/)in his protest of racial inequality (http://mashable.com/2016/09/11/nfl-national-anthem-protests/) by kneeling as the anthem plays.*
But in Colorado on Wednesday, the Cardinals' Jose Martinez and the Rockies' Carlos Estevez reminded us that the anthem doesn't have to be controversial by engaging in a good old-fashioned standoff.*
SEE ALSO: Oakland kids make powerful statement, kneel while playing anthem at MLB game (http://mashable.com/2016/09/22/oakland-school-band-anthem-protest/) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/22/national-anthem-standoff-baseball/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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While America remains fixated on people kneeling during the national anthem (http://mashable.com/2016/09/22/oakland-school-band-anthem-protest/#_0zUtq0ATrqn?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) before sports events, a pair of Major League Baseball players did the exact opposite — they stood for as long as possible.*
A handful of athletes, from the NFL (http://mashable.com/category/nfl/) all the way down to youth leagues, have joined Colin Kaepernick (http://mashable.com/category/colin-kaepernick/)in his protest of racial inequality (http://mashable.com/2016/09/11/nfl-national-anthem-protests/) by kneeling as the anthem plays.*
But in Colorado on Wednesday, the Cardinals' Jose Martinez and the Rockies' Carlos Estevez reminded us that the anthem doesn't have to be controversial by engaging in a good old-fashioned standoff.*
SEE ALSO: Oakland kids make powerful statement, kneel while playing anthem at MLB game (http://mashable.com/2016/09/22/oakland-school-band-anthem-protest/) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/22/national-anthem-standoff-baseball/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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