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oston Red Sox manager Alex Cora will not visit the White House this week to celebrate the teams 2018 World Series win, citing the Trump administrations handling of hurricane relief in Puerto Rico, according to Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Día.
Cora, who was born in the Puerto Rican city of Caguas, told the publication he would not join the team Thursday. Several players, including Mookie Betts, David Price and Rafael Devers, have already said they will not attend.
"Although the government of the United States has helped, there is still a long way to go, that is OUR reality, Cora said in a statement translated by CBS Sports. I have continually used my voice so that we Puerto Ricans are not forgotten and my absence is not different. Therefore, at this moment, I do not feel comfortable celebrating in the White House."
https://thehill.com/latino/442215-red-sox-manager-to-skip-white-house-visit?fbclid=IwAR0kl9o6k7mn-b42iiWbj-uAHc36gs1sr-d6DeSHnkPbZf8dRCkPA2p_xrw
underpants
(182,881 posts)I deleted my post on this. You beat me by 6 minutes.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)That, I think, is the most sickening aspect of this charade: he doesn't even want to pay for good press; he doesn't want to bother making even the smallest effort. So I'm glad someone is finally telling him to shove those hamberders where the sun don't shine. Now if only every person on the team would do the same and all teams in the future...
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)We finally have evidence that there is one person in the Boston sports scene who isn't a total piece of shit...
George II
(67,782 posts)....Mookie Betts is one of the best people in any major professional sport. This coming from a long-time Mets fan.
George II
(67,782 posts)Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)SMART MAN
oasis
(49,408 posts)demtenjeep
(31,997 posts)anyway
jmowreader
(50,562 posts)...is there's a really good place called Tasty Burger about a block from Fenway, and they make better hamberders than Trump ever had. If you're going to celebrate winning the World Series by eating a hamberder, you can go there and get better food and no Trump.
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)He must have a lot of will power.