This was Vin Scully's call of Henry Aaron's 715th home run. Tonight Major League Baseball cut off the first sentence, starting it with the "What a marvelous moment" part because they don't want to anger the white supremacists who run our country and of whom Rob Manfred is an ardent supporter.
They joke that Social Media is just people making something up and then getting mad at it, but this is literally you just making something up and getting mad at it.
I mean you can literally watch the clip. They omitted the key part about what his accomplishment meant. Like...okay the verbiage is slightly different and reordered? What's your point?
His point is to be a racist dipshit by pointing out a small error to invalidate a larger point. I’ll let him go for a bit and then throw the block out there
Thank you for this
bet the people who run our country had/would have had a lot of opinions about Aaron’s achievement
Some of them were probably writing the letters threatening to kill him
Naw, they'd have to be super old for that to be pos-- oh, shit, you're right.
Don't want to distract from your point, which is accurate, but that excerpt has Vin Scully's call out of order. He ended the "marvelous moment" refrain with the line of "... a Black man." He didn't start with it. youtu.be/QjqYThEVoSQ?...
DEI something something.
@mlb.com Why are you guys so fucking bad at this? Embarrassing.
That’s why I don’t watch baseball. Baseball is complicit with Trump. I don’t watch the Yankees they gave money to project 2025. Baseball can go to hell
The quote loses most of its meaning without that part. Terrible choice.
I knew you'd catch this, Craig.
Goddam it MLB. Grow some balls. Disgraceful.
What’s the basis for saying Manfred is an ardent supporter?
Because he ardently supports Trump. He has golfed with him. He completely changed MLB's DEI policies -- deleting most of them -- in order to please him. He made Pete Rose eligible for the Hall of Fame because Trump wanted him to.
And at a minimum Manfred excuses or ignores trump's white nationalism. So whether affirmatively or through nonfeasance, he's useless
It’s also notable that they use black culture for the hype (music, dance, drumline) before the game and then want to erase it when they have a chance to do something which actually matters.
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free speech is only when you say racial slurs and encourage violent hate crimes. but not when you mention bad things the ruling class carries out
i was told this by a youtube moderator
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Anybody got video/audio of that?
When you omit "A Black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol," you completely alter what Scully was describing as "marvelous." Scully was NOT just broadly marveling. He was marveling at a very specific, very important thing.
Fox/MLB cowards. I mean, what the hell?
It's disgusting and we all know it was entirely intentional.
The Aaron tribute was a great idea and was otherwise nicely done, but hacking up Scully's call was an utter disgrace. Everyone involved in that decision, be they with Major League Baseball or the Fox network, should be absolutely ashamed of themselves.
Just another denaturing of history into marketable pablum, no different from the 42-washing the color line into a blameless state of nature instead of an active choice by MLB bosses.
Even the slightest acknowledgement of the ugliness of American racism at any period of time is now considered verboten. Disgraceful
I wasn’t watching last night but in the lead up to the home run derby they played that whole thing. Strange (not really) that they cut it from this broadcast
Milo Hamilton is a HOF announcer. It was a tribute to a Braves player, in the Braves stadium. Why memoryhole him? Curt Gowdy also called the game that night. Are Dodgers fans that sensitive?
You forget we’re in a post-shame era…
you are correct that we are in a post-shame era, but the only way to move past a post-shame era is to continue to shame those that make these types of decisions
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They should absolutely be shamed for bowdlerizing Scully's words.
And that’s your mistake. Thinking anyone like that has shame anymore.
Surely noted Republican Vin Scully was goaded into saying that bit by woke president (checks notes) … oh …
I was thinking X files.
That is despicable, wow
Like really, why would it be a marvel otherwise? Scully is describing it in the context of American history and the Civil Rights Movement
if anything, removing that sentence makes the call sound like something that could have come out of Trump's mouth after interfering in a baseball draft or something else no one asked for
I'm not here to argue in favor of FOX, but simply to point out that you've flipped the script of Scully's call. His eloquent "marvelous" triad was spoken first, followed immediately by his comment about Aaron's standing ovation in the Deep South. The "Black man" comment was not said first.
The omission is a great example of a comment made by someone a few months back. If only I could remember who...
If I remember right, his mother or wife was scared the people that jumped on the field were there to hurt him
Manfred's entire position is built on the backs of Black and Brown men, who literally saved baseball from extinction, & he doesn't have the 'nads to respect and honor their contributions. Players should strike. They should already be striking in protest to ICE, but now, they're in the crosshairs.
That makes me feel physically ill.
That “tribute” was hot garbage.
The whole sequence was just bizarre
What the fuck?
In 1947 Jackie Robinson was the first man ever to play baseball, what a marvelous moment.
*Major League baseball
**Since Fleet Walker in 1884
I hope that this period in our history ends smoothly and if so I hope we remember the little things like this and the people responsible and I hope that their houses burn down
They didn't wanna piss off the snowflakes in the Oakleys Mafia smh
Aaron certainly had the white supremacists threatening to kill him throughout the chase in 1974 but the real tell of the reactionary moment we’re in right now is that the racist goons went from anonymous letters to the White House and Commissioner’s Office.
Craig, the order of the sentences here is wrong. youtu.be/QjqYThEVoSQ they still cut out the one you say they did for the reason they did, but you have the order wrong
Best thing about Scully's call IMO is that he stopped talking after he noted the homerun and let the video of Aaron circling the bases and getting to home, and the adulation of the crowd, speak for itself. Very, very few broadcasters will do that.
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I'll see your Peter Cooper song (which I am playing on the radio this coming weekend) I used in #BestSongHeardToday #MusicChallenge yday, and raise you John McCutcheon's recent "The Hammer" which brought me to tears on the radio this past Sunday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeMF...
So tonight's edit of this historical event is not a marvelous moment... it's an insult and a slight. It's an embarrassing step backwards into ignorance.
The way they “have to” cater to the softest-bellied, twitchiest white demo (and, concurrently, the ragetainment industry ever searching for content to pull their gaze).
I've been watching baseball since I was 8 years old and my dad took me to my first big league game, and I can't even stomach watching it anymore knowing that most everyone involved is a racist nazi goon. Same with the NFL.
This is basically everything. I don't say this to downplay the significance of its history, but I say it because we need people who actively understand its history and work toward making the future better. If all the fans who understand this leave, the only ones left ARE the racists.
Anti-“DEI”?
Couldn’t give a shit what has happened. Facts are facts. “A Black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol” is true. Regardless of where history chooses to start.
I'm biting my tongue on this one after trying to type a reply multiple times. But fuck MLB.
Gutless
I detest Manfred and have been so frustrated over their response to Jackie Robinson erasure a few months ago, and this kind of weasel-like capitulation. It's the opposite of what we need and even my own team's coach, Robert of the Dodgers, won't rock the boat. It's gutting to watch.
I admired Kee-kay (don’t want to get flagged) stepping up on ICE patrol in Chavez Ravine, independent of his current stats/contract. Strength of character.
I love Kike too - wish he didn't go to the WH - that bummed me out - but I know he, Mookie and some others are not part of the conservative faction. But more speaking up the better.
Enrique Hernandez is a treasure
Kike is my favorite in baseball and in life 😁 Love his personality so much.
Anyone have the clip being referenced from tonight?
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Disgraceful shit
Absolutely embarrassing.
MLB sucks ass.
Who knew the ‘70s were the peak era of American history?
They did play it in the 6th inning homage to his record hit. I’m no fan this network, but they did play Vin’s call. Which imho is the best call of that hit. He deliberately said it was marvelous for the nation. Which I always respected.
What's the point of lying here?
Covering up for moral cowards, I guess.
Never. Maybe Craig is commenting on a different part of the broadcast. I picked up the game in the fifth inning. When they honored Hank, they played most of Vin’s call, including the sentence noted above.
Yeah, they didn't. Maybe ask yourself why you're the only person in the world saying they did. (Hint: it's because you're lying)
Right here, starting around 1:53 is Vin’s call. They play vin saying it’s a marvelous moment for the country. So apologize for calling me a liar. Watch Hank Aaron Tribute at 2025 MLB All-Star Game | MLB on FOX www.foxsports.com/watch/fmc-q2...
You really are the dumbest mother fucker alive lmao
Well, now you can fuck off. Not gonna listen? Can’t take a fact? You called me a liar and you’re wrong and won’t apologize? Eat shit. Maybe Craig isn’t talking about the memorial, I dunno, but they used the call. And I am not a liar. The only dumb thing I have done today is deal w you.
Dude, the following quote was excised from Scully’s call: “A black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol." That’s why people are rightfully upset. The part of the call that was kept is fairly innocuous.
Thank you for clarifying.
The original post said that they included "Marvelous moment." The omitted sentence started "A Black man." You have successfully knocked over a straw man.
Thank you for clarifying.
Maybe chill dude, you’re pretty hot about a mere fact check on a baseball memorial. I have zero reason to defend that fuckin network, and my lefty bonafides are secure. And I am not a liar. I might make mistakes but I’m not a liar.
Yet here you are
Yet you are wrong. I just posted it. I will gladly accept your apology.
You're either a liar or illiterate. I'll let you choose
Wtf, are you talking about I watched the broadcast.
That's why I'm saying you're lying
I’m not lying. I thought I heard Vin’s call in the montage of the radio and tb calls that were part of the video. If I am wrong, I will apologize, but if not, I expect one from you.
It's not the "marvelous moment" that anyone is saying is edited out. It's the "Black man getting a standing ovation in the deep south" part.
Thank you for correcting me.
Then I apologize for misreading Craig’s post. I thought he was talking about the quote being cut out. I am guilty of knocking over a straw man, absolutely. Clearly I argued a different point not being made. I reacted to being called a liar, which I am not. I apologize.
MLB blows the call… Players + fans + decent owners should be outraged.
Why? Milo Hamilton is a HOF announcer. He called the game for the Braves. It was a tribute to a Braves player, in the Braves stadium. Are people that desperate for something to cry about?
It papered over important history. And it made Vin Scully look simple by butchering his historically trenchant call.
Scully was just *one* of three HOFers calling the game that night. The tribute was to Hank Aaron. People whining about the tribute over his full quote not being used just seems desperate for something to complain about.
Here’s a good piece on this, by Dan Rodriguez: open.substack.com/pub/danielbr...
Their cruelty is the only thing that surpass their pettiness
Sick sick sick
Fox failed to recognize the 50th anniversary of Kissinger throwing out the first pitch at the 75 game. The toss killed 43 Cambodian children.
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As they would. Rob Manfred is on some kind of streak.
Shameful
I really wondered why it was a marvelous moment for the world until I got the context.
Manfred would not let Cleveland wear Larry Dobe's #14, on July 5th in 2022 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of his breaking the color barrier in the American League.
Nailed it. I loved every word of that and it’s all true.
I’m so disgusted.
Definitely a choice.
Without that first sentence setting the context, the rest of it doesn’t make sense. Like, why is it a marvelous moment for Atlanta & for Georgia? Why marvelous for the world ?
But Craig has the order of the sentences wrong in his post. He has them entirely reversed.
That’s interesting, and makes for more powerful poetry, because the last line provides the context.
Strong “states right to do what exactly?” energy!
Rewriting (or ignoring) history…
You’re right and you should keep saying it
Then Obama got elected and racism was over
I mean it's totally on brand for the Cobb County Braves who play at White Flight Field.