HATRED
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER” style=”flat” shape=”square” color=”black” align=”center” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fjohnstrubel.com%2F2022%2F02%2Femail-updates%2F|title:SIGN%20UP%20FOR%20EMAIL%20ALERTS|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Disclaimer: Some of the following content may be offensive to some. It is not my intent to offend, but honestly reflect the feelings and emotions of the majority of Major League Baseball players, media and fans of the game.Hate is a strong word. Hatred is an emotion that can — and often does — change your identity. When a person’s emotional state reaches the point of genuine hatred, all bets are off. It is dangerous.
Over the last 24 hours, Major League Baseball news and information sources have used the H word a lot. The word has permanently attached itself to Rob Manfred, commissioner of MLB and employee to its 30 owners.
After 90 days of lockout, including 10 days of failed negotiations, MLB announced Tuesday that the first week of the 2022 regular season has been canceled. The news, and its subsequent press conference which captured Manfred as a giddy teenager, served as the trigger for an onslaught of heated and hateful responses.
Whether you are reading fan posts on social media, player statements or media editorials, the dominating emotion is pure hatred.
The pointed words reminded me of a poem titled “hatred” and written by Gwendolyn Bennett.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Hatred
I shall hate you
Like a dart of singing steel
Shot through still air
At even-tide,
Or solemnly
As pines are sober
When they stand etched
Against the sky.
Hating you shall be a game
Played with cool hands
And slim fingers.
Your heart will yearn
For the lonely splendor
Of the pine tree
While rekindled fires
In my eyes
Shall wound you like swift arrows.
Memory will lay its hands
Upon your breast
And you will understand
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Asked a player for his reaction to Rob Manfred laughing after postponing the start of the regular season: “Are you talking about the guy who cut 42 minor-league teams and called the World Series trophy a hunk of metal?”
— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) March 1, 2022
Manfred gotta go.
— Marcus Stroman (@STR0) March 1, 2022
People wondering why Rob Manfred is laughing so much at this presser? The answer is simple. He’s a clown.
— Deesha (@DeeshaThosar) March 1, 2022
BREAKING: Rob Manfred has been charged with first degree murder, for killing baseball.
— Dan (@DanClarkSports) February 27, 2022
I hate Rob Manfred.
— Lauren Bundy (@lbundy90) February 27, 2022
Rob Manfred is the worst thing to ever happen to baseball
— White Sox HQ (@WhiteSoxHQ) March 1, 2022
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Good morning to everyone who hates Rob Manfred and MLB owners
— Ｊａｋｅ (@JakeRepNY) March 2, 2022
Take Manfred’s name off the baseball. #MLB pic.twitter.com/n4IqF1YQ4z
— Gerry Brooks (@GerryBrooks) March 2, 2022
good morning to everyone except MLB owners and rob manfred pic.twitter.com/jYX6QzcpLw
— Emerson Lotzia, Jr. (@EmersonLotzia) February 28, 2022
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