Posts Tagged ‘boriqua’
Ballplayer’s Wife Calls Carlos Delgado Unpatriotic
4:04 pm By Maegan La Mala · Sports · 8 Comments
8 Dec 2005
I have a lot of respect for Carlos Delgado, for having the conviction to stand behind his beliefs. The former Florida Marlin has refused to stand for the singing of God Bless America during the 7th inning stretch of baseball games.
I find the singing of God Bless America I tad bit jingoistic. I’ve never understood why the national anthem is played during a sporting event. Singing Take Me Out the Ball Game is awesome. Singing God Bless America is not. What does God blessing America have to do with baseball anyways?
Anyhow, Carlos Delgado was traded this off-season to the New York Mets. Controversy soon followed when Anna Benson, the wife of Mets pitcher Kris Benson, criticized Delgado for being “unpatriotic” for his refusal to stand. Not standing for God Bless America is unpatriotic? I think that people that call other people unpatriotic are unpatriotic, especially when the Boriqua ball player is exercising his first amendment right.
Via / Chicago Tribune
Latino Baseball Pioneer Dies
4:27 pm By Maegan La Mala · Puerto Rico|Sports · Comments Off
30 Nov 2005
One of the first Latinos in the Major Leagues has passed away. Vic Power was a seven-time Gold Glove winner from Puerto Rico.
Power started his career with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1954. Aside from being a defensive wizard on the field, Power also completed the rarest of baseball feats when he stole home plate twice in the same game! Some players play a lifetime without stealing home once, and Power did it twice.
Power who was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, later returned to the isla del encanto where he managed several amateur teams and ran a youth baseball academy. Power passed away of cancer in Puerto Rico.
Via / Miami Herald
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