Breitbart; When a crowd at a Fresno, California, baseball game was told that the park had no intention of playing the Star-Spangled Banner prior to the game, the crowd rose to their feet and sang it anyway.
A video of the incident shows the crowd breaking out into boos when they collectively realize that the national anthem is not going to be played. But soon the boos give way to voices rising in unison to sing the anthem whether the park planned it or not, Fox News reported.
The incident happened at a high school softball championship game at Fresno State’s Margie Wright Diamond on Friday night as the Clovis High Cougars faced (and later defeated 6-3) the Buchanan High Bears.
Baseball fan Tiffany Marquez told the Fresno Bee that she was shocked when the announcer said the anthem was canceled. “Within seconds, you could hear people in the crowd singing and the volume of their voices building. There I was, standing in the middle of a true testament to unity and patriotism,” she added triumphantly. more
When I heard this, I thought…where?
Holy crap there is still hope for Cali?
Right on!
#MAGA
#KAGA2020
Do all sporting events play the national anthem?
Golf?
Bowling? (Is that a sport)
Tennis?
@ Sally – Are you comparing the your fore mentioned sports…and they are sports..to BASEBALL and tradition?
Hope not.
Next.
My understanding is that in tournament play the anthem is played before the first game only.
Good on the people to spontaneously sing but don’t hate on the venue or park management.
The Obama years have brought to the surface all this nations bottom feeders. They openly show disdain for traditional values and contempt for those that hold them.
I wonder if they make the connection that it’s the people of this country they are insulting not some abstract concept. And if they do understand that then I’d remind them that it’s a big world and they’re free to go darken the atmosphere elsewhere.
organgrinder
When will these geniuses who run sporting events figure out that the fans (their customers) are patriotic Americans and stop doing things to piss them off?