It looks like I’m stepping into an echo chamber here
Olbermann slams Nats over Navy caps – DC Sports Bog, The Post
Keith Olberman is back on ESPN and based on what I’m seeing in social media, he spends about 10 minutes of every one of his shows grandstanding about something or other. Last night’s episode he decided to weigh in on the Washington Nationals handling of the Navy Yard shooting, in particular their decision to show solidarity with their neighbors following the catastrophe by wearing Navy caps prior to each of yesterday’s games. After commending the Nats for postponing Tuesday’s game (which I thought took to long to announce) Olberman rants on about how the Nats should have kept the Navy caps on for the actual game. MLB policy now prevents that ostensibly because they would be showcasing merchandise they can’t sell and the Nats followed that policy. Is it a dumb policy? Sure, but it isn’t an illogical one. Go ahead and call that out. But what the Nats wearing the regular caps (and for the first game of the doubleheader, their “patriotic” uniforms) that egregious? I don’t think so because as it turns out, the Nats wearing Navy caps featured in the following:
USA Today front page, above the fold (Over 1 million circulation, not too mention pass along readership and the thousands of newspaper boxes across the U.S. seen by millions daily)
The Wash. Times front page
The Post‘s sports section front
Players tweeting photos of the caps
Great day at the park today! Got 2 wins and was able to support the Navy and loved ones that were lost! #Nats pic.twitter.com/ecafJdHaEd
— Bryce Harper (@Bharper3407) September 18, 2013
Olberman’s own highlights!
So with all these highlight packages, including his, I think a few viewers, readers got to see the the tribute.
If he wants to get upset at MLB for the policies, go right ahead, but scolding the Nats for it? Seems nitpicky.
Maybe a nightly 10 minutes of outrage is too long.
The Nationals and wearing Navy hats during the game – The Post