Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
San Diego Gay Men's Choir national anthem at Padres game drowned out by wrong recording.
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/05/san-diego-gay-mens-chorus-rips-padres-apology-after-national-anthem-mistake
9 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
Nice, huh? 
Last edited Mon May 23, 2016, 03:34 PM - Edit history (2)
Padres representatives aggressively sought to prevent singers from performing the National Anthem unless they purchased a ticket to the game -- even if they did not plan to stay for the game -- which was not part of any previous discussion or written or verbal agreement...The demand eventually was rescinded..."
Padres:
[div style="border: #000000 1px solid; width: 599px;"]
I'm glad it occurred to them to fire someone (a SUB-contractor is in charge of their public address system -- really?) But I hope the MLB front office conducts an investigation of its own. The Padres' "internal" investigation was much too swift to have been "thorough." But if it was actually an unintentional error, correcting it is as simple as rescheduling the choir as soon as possible.
rocktivity
ESPN: Major League Baseball is investigating the controversy surrounding the San Diego Gay Men's Chorus' appearance at a San Diego Padres game..."We are pleased that Major League Baseball is going to look into this issue and we will cooperate fully," Padres president Mike Dee said... "Based on our internal investigation, and our decisive actions yesterday, we are eager for all the facts surrounding this unfortunate incident to come forward..." The Padres...senior director of game-day presentation had been involved in a(n)...accident...and was not at Saturday's game.
MLB spokesman Pat Courtney (said) the league will try to find out if there was intent on the part of any person associated with the club when the recording was played on Pride Night at Petco Park...Billy Bean, MLB's vice president of social responsibility and inclusion, said..."I want to convey that my former team, the San Diego Padres, has supported our inclusion message at MLB without hesitation...I can assure you that they have made every effort to include the LGBT community and champion equality in MLB..." Bean came out as gay in 1999, four years after his final season as an MLB player. He was hired by MLB as a consultant in 2014 and promoted to his current position earlier this year.
The Padres tweeted Sunday that the chorus has been invited back to Petco Park to sing the national anthem.
MLB spokesman Pat Courtney (said) the league will try to find out if there was intent on the part of any person associated with the club when the recording was played on Pride Night at Petco Park...Billy Bean, MLB's vice president of social responsibility and inclusion, said..."I want to convey that my former team, the San Diego Padres, has supported our inclusion message at MLB without hesitation...I can assure you that they have made every effort to include the LGBT community and champion equality in MLB..." Bean came out as gay in 1999, four years after his final season as an MLB player. He was hired by MLB as a consultant in 2014 and promoted to his current position earlier this year.
The Padres tweeted Sunday that the chorus has been invited back to Petco Park to sing the national anthem.
"Intent on the part of any person associated with the club?" Does that mean the people associated with the club who merely hired contractors are already off the hook? If you were HIRED by the club -- permanently or temporarily -- you ARE connected with the club!
rocktivity
