All Ball Sports: Dodgers: Instant karma
by Paul Teetor Shame on the Dodgers. Shame on their ownership, management and the players too. The franchise of Jackie Robinson, the team with the biggest immigrant fan base, the most gay-friendly organization in Major League Baseball, dishonored themselves on Monday by meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House. Just by allowing Trump to meet the World Series champs and set up a photo-op in the White House helped to normalize his abnormal beliefs, his hateful approach to race relations and his bizarre, incoherent approach to global trade. Trump took a brief time out from launching a global trade war and destroying hard-working American’s 401Ks – for no good reason — to take photos with the team, shake Shohei Ohtani’s hand and declare that the Dodgers superstar was as handsome as a movie star. Every year on April 15, MLB honors Jackie Robinson’s legacy by celebrating his life, values and accomplishments. The Dodgers had every right to go to that meeting with Trump – it’s still a free country, after all — but it was an insult to Robinson and the progressive values he personified. Since the day of their meeting with Trump, the Dodgers have gone 3-6 after their blistering…
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