Silvio Canto, Jr. . . . "Down in Atlanta, the commissioner's decision is going to hurt big time, as we see in this report:
Opponents of MLB's decision Monday to move the 2021 All-Star Game to Denver because of Georgia's new voting law suggest the move could end up hurting Atlanta's Black residents rather than helping them.
They note the move will deal an economic blow to Atlanta, which is 51% Black, and provide a boost to Colorado's capital, which is only 9% Black, according to U.S. Census figures.
"Yes, the restaurants, the hotels, the activities around town.
"And let's not forget that Atlanta was going to honor Hank Aaron, who passed away earlier this year. I'm sure that other places can honor Aaron, but it would have been different in Atlanta, where he hit his historic home runs, from #500 to #715, to break Babe Ruth's record.
"Bad move by Commissioner Rob Manfred, who has not had a press conference to tell the world just what he found so wrong about the law."
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