Selig gives no sign of moving '11 ASG(due to Arizona's new immigration law)
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A day after Milwaukee pitcher Yovani Gallardo and other All-Stars said they could envision boycotting the 2011 game at Phoenix in protest, the commissioner never mentioned a possible shift.
The situation "will be solved in the political process at the appropriate time," Selig said Tuesday. "We'll do things when baseball can influence decisions."
About two dozen protesters rallied outside Selig's office in Milwaukee on Tuesday, calling on him to move the game.
Christine Neumann-Ortiz, the executive director of the immigrants' rights group Voces de la Frontera, called Gallardo courageous and said Selig needs to take notice.
Speaking to members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America before the All-Star Game at Angel Stadium, Selig hit several topics. Among them, he said:
• Players and executives expressed "little appetite" for expanded replay, even after Armando Galarraga lost a perfect game on an umpire's missed call.
• MLB is "exploring ways" to trim the season so the World Series doesn't run deeper into November. Starting next season on a Thursday was a possibility.
• He still intends to retire after 2012.
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
--Edmund Burke
Jt0323moderatorHere what i don't get...When the Brewers play the Diamondbacks would Yovani Gallardo play?
Ray FinkleNew Member"Jt0323 wrote:
Here what i don't get...When the Brewers play the Diamondbacks would Yovani Gallardo play?
Yes because all foreign players have working visas that allow them to come work and stay in the country. That's why sometimes in spring training some foreign players report late to camp because they haven't been issued their working visa yet.
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