Civil Rights Game 5/15

by obc2 on May 1, 2010 2:41 PM EDT

Early returns are in and it seems that several of your longtime RR'ers are going to the Civil Rights Game on Saturday May 15th. A major bonus is the Chuck Harmon jersey giveaway, free to the first 20000 fans. Most here probably know Chuck was the first African-American ballplayer for the Cincinnati Reds. He is a tremendously nice guy to boot. I'll have the kids in tow so i'll be bypassing the traditional Bar Louie pre and postgame drinkfest but I just might take the Hooters shuttle this year. The kiddos should love the ride across the river.

If any RR'ers are interested in attending the game here is the official two week notice. i've heard from tHan and BK and ash, so far. anyone else interested?

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Isn't it ironic

that teams from two of America’s most racist cities are meeting to play a Civil Rights Game?

I hate Dusty Baker so goddamn much.

by justin007000 on May 1, 2010 5:58 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Yeah, let's start this argument.

Sounds useful.

Let me write out a formal proof for you.

by Gray on May 2, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions

it really isn't an argument

more of a statement.

I hate Dusty Baker so goddamn much.

by justin007000 on May 3, 2010 2:41 AM EDT up reply actions

Civil Rights Game

Some thought it was ironic that the game started in Memphis, where MLK was assassinated. Actually, a Cardinals-Reds matchup would draw well in Memphis as an exhibition game. It’s just that the White Sox-Mets Civil Rights Game in 2008 didn’t draw well at AutoZone Park. It became pretty obvious that Memphis wasn’t going to support the game unless the Cardinals were involved. The Cardinals played in the first Civil Rights Game in Memphis in 2007 against the Indians.

"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on May 3, 2010 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions

completely unreleted but this is probably one of the most sickening things i've seen

I went to the site of MLK’s assassination in February, and it had a giant Bank of America logo on it.

It made me want to vomit.

I hate Dusty Baker so goddamn much.

by justin007000 on May 3, 2010 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Chicago was last year

by ken on May 5, 2010 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions

You can count me and Dani in

Where are we gunna sit?

Is your PC Fucked?

by Excalib8 on May 1, 2010 8:33 PM EDT reply actions

im in the pricey seats with the kiddos

"then skip it"....

by obc2 on May 3, 2010 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions

The Civil Rights Game

This game smells of greedy PC folks just wanting to make a buck off appearing to care about the poor and down trodden…blah blah blah

Potential doesn't win games.

by Madville on May 2, 2010 10:41 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

thank you madville

I hate Dusty Baker so goddamn much.

by justin007000 on May 3, 2010 2:41 AM EDT up reply actions

BK's in?

So Crew/Chivas is out?

by Brendanukkah on May 3, 2010 1:01 PM EDT reply actions

Oh shit

I need to buy a calendar

"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin

by BK on May 3, 2010 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions

I think I'm going to this game.

I’ll have my two pre-school aged sons with me so while I’ll get to see a few innings of the Civil Rights Game, a lot of my time will be spent on the Civil Rights Playground and making several trips to the Civil Rights Restrooms.

"Water, fire, air and dirt. Fuckin' magnets.. How do they work?

by Fat Vegas Alan on May 7, 2010 2:00 PM EDT reply actions

My mom told me that when she was a girl, she wanted to go see the colorful bathrooms

Because she was sick of always going in the white ones.

by Brendanukkah on May 7, 2010 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions

When I was little I used to regularly watch 'Gilligan's Island' in the afternoons.

The first season hadn’t been filmed in color (and when I watched them in the 70’s they had yet been ‘colorized’) so in syndication every third episode was in black and white. I was smart enough to (on my own) decipher a certain chronology at work (B&W first; color later) but not smart enough to avoid asking the obvious question, “Mom, when did they invent color?”

"Water, fire, air and dirt. Fuckin' magnets.. How do they work?

by Fat Vegas Alan on May 7, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions