Baltimore Orioles Exec Defends Freddie Gray Protests: Baseball Is ‘Irrelevant’

Rain drops stick to a Baltimore Orioles logo on a concourse trash can before a home opener baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Friday, April 10, 2015, in Baltimore, as wet weather threatened the area. (AP Ph... Rain drops stick to a Baltimore Orioles logo on a concourse trash can before a home opener baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Friday, April 10, 2015, in Baltimore, as wet weather threatened the area. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) MORE LESS
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Baltimore Orioles Chief Operating Officer John P. Angelos said via Twitter on Saturday that inconveniences and game cancelations were “irrelevant” compared to the real problems being protested in the wake of the death of Freddie Gray, which occurred while he was in police custody.

Angelos, the son of the team’s owner, responded to comments made by a Baltimore radio broadcaster who complained the protests that shut down the baseball field were creating a hassle for fans and Baltimore residents.

Below are Angelos’ tweets:

h/t Think Progress

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  1. All I can say is thank you.

  2. Epic righteous statement by a baseball exec without regard for his own personal career–I just became a huge John Angelos fan! Do–and say–the right thing!

  3. Well said, and I now have a team to root for in the A.L. East.

  4. ngelos, the son of the team’s owner, responded to comments made by a Baltimore radio broadcaster who complained the protests that shut down the baseball field were creating a hassle for fans and Baltimore residents.

    Why is it that sports journalists, in general, are such troglodytes (there are exceptions. I’m looking at you, Keith Olbermann)?

  5. One of my main beefs with Twitter: I had to scroll too much to read the entirety of an outstanding statement that should appear in paragraph form. The entirety of the message is one of the best defenses of non-violent protests I’ve read in quite a while

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