First baseman fields questions regarding war protest

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/baseball/mlb/01/27/bc.bbn.marlins.delgado.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

MIAMI (AP) -- Carlos Delgado is willing to stand up for his beliefs -- or, in his case, not stand up.

At his introductory news conference Thursday with the Florida Marlins, Delgado said he'll continue to not stand up this season during the playing of God Bless America.

An opponent of the war in Iraq, Delgado refused to stand when God Bless America was played last season at games involving his Toronto Blue Jays. Instead, he would stay on the bench or go into the dugout tunnel.

"I wouldn't call it politics, because I hate politics," Delgado said Thursday after finalizing his four-year, $52 million 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.



Cool! now i really like him and i applaude the marlins for signing him!

I remember the flak that Mahmoud Abdul Rauf (?? formerly Chris Jackson) received when he wouldn't rise for the anthem.

With 52 million dollars in the bank, I think popularity among rightwing jerkoffs isn't really bothering him.

But the nuts and stalkers will be in full force.

6'3 230 pound guy who carries around a bat for a living.
:o

The 7th inning stretch is the last call for beer and an opportunity to belt out TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME, not stand (with hand over heart, what the fuck??? -- it AIN'T the national friken anthem!!!!! it's a KATE SMITH song, fachrissake!) and have to be forced to participate in a faux nationalistic observance.

I wish some brave baseball owner would just take it back to the old days....enough of this shit! It's BASEBALL, not politics!!!!

Go Carlos

Keep using your first amendment rights!

the National Anthem.

Thank you.