"God Bless America"--MFY Stadium--Every Game

[Fman99]

My vote is for Brother Ray's "America the Beautiful."

"God Bless America" sucks a Yankee dick. I prefer everything else to that one.

[metirish]

When did Delgado say all of that?, wasn't his beef with the occupation of Vieques that somehow morphed into people accusing him of hating America?

[Frayed Knot]

I always heard Carlos objecting to the forced post-9/11 tie-in of GBA, along with a side order of Vieques thrown in for good measure.
I remember an article which focused on his father and a real strident (and Socialist) Puerto Rican independence guy so maybe there was something there too.

[Ceetar]

metirish wrote: When did Delgado say all of that?, wasn't his beef with the occupation of Vieques that somehow morphed into people accusing him of hating America?

yeah, I think that's it. And I believe it was only one time....and he was playing for a Canadian team at the time.

[Guest Edgy DC]

``I wouldn't call it politics, because I hate politics,'' Delgado said Thursday after finalizing his $52 million, four-year contract. ``The reason why I didn't stand for `God Bless America' was because I didn't like the way they tied `God Bless America' and 9-11 to the war in Iraq in baseball. ``I say God bless America, God bless Miami, God bless Puerto Rico and all countries until there is peace in the world.''

My thinking is that his position is and was perfectly defensible, particularly the former paragraph. I just think, regarding the second, that there's nothing in the song that's inconsistent with his statement --- especially since Miami and Puerto Rico are, you know, part of Berlin's America. It certainly doesn't call for an exclusive blessing. But I understand, in that 2004 environment, why it sure seemed that way.

[metirish]

Fair fucks for finding the quotes.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Fman99 wrote: My vote is for Brother Ray's "America the Beautiful." "God Bless America" sucks a Yankee dick. I prefer everything else to that one.

You heard it here first. "Proud to Be an American" and "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" are preferable to "God Bless America."

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Edgy DC wrote: Fman99 wrote: My vote is for Brother Ray's "America the Beautiful." "God Bless America" sucks a Yankee dick. I prefer everything else to that one. You heard it here first. "Proud to Be an American" and "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" are preferable to "God Bless America."

I believe you mean, "God Bless the U.S.A.." (Hey, symmetry!)

[Guest Edgy DC]

I call it what I call it. That's what BEING FREE MEANS TO ME!

[metsmarathon]

i wanna hear "my country 'tis of thee" in the 7th inning. that would fucking rock.

[seawolf17]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Fman99 wrote: My vote is for Brother Ray's "America the Beautiful." "God Bless America" sucks a Yankee dick. I prefer everything else to that one. You heard it here first. "Proud to Be an American" and "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" are preferable to "God Bless America." I believe you mean, "God Bless the U.S.A.." (Hey, symmetry!)

Are you talking about the Lee Greenwood tune? God, what dreck.