{"id":586075,"date":"2021-07-08T12:20:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T16:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=586075"},"modified":"2021-07-08T12:20:39","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T16:20:39","slug":"serve-your-customers-not-woke-politicians-conservative-group-targets-mlb-in-advertising-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/serve-your-customers-not-woke-politicians-conservative-group-targets-mlb-in-advertising-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Serve Your Customers, Not Woke Politicians\u2019: Conservative Group Targets MLB In Advertising Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fserve-your-customers-not-woke-politicians-conservative-group-targets-mlb-in-advertising-campaign%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=586075&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-857252362.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>If Major League Baseball thought their move to bow to the Left has been forgotten, they were sorely mistaken.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Earlier this year, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred made the decision to relocate the 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta, Georgia in response to Georgia\u2019s Election Integrity Bill.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOver the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with the clubs, former and current players, the Players Association, and The Players alliance, among others, to listen to their views,\u201d MLB commissioner Manfred said in a statement. \u201cI have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year\u2019s All-Star Game and MLB Draft.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The new law is intended to fix the voting process in a state that was mired in controversy during the 2020 Presidential race. It\u2019s meant to make elections safer and more transparent by requiring absentee voters to provide identification when requesting and returning a ballot. The Left, however, saw the bill as another opportunity to divide us by focusing entirely on the issue of race. President Biden called the bill \u201cJim Crow on steroids.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Conservatives have been pushing back since Manfred made the decision to move the game to Denver, Colorado, and as the game approaches, conservatives are ramping up their efforts.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A conservative group is running a seven-figure advertising campaign ahead of next week\u2019s game \u2014 aimed at Major League Baseball and Ticketmaster \u2014 accusing them of \u201cwoke capitalism.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MLB: Losing Record\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Rkg9HD9AMw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>The ad cites declining viewership for MLB\u2014 \u201cWorld Series TV ratings 32% down on previous low\u201d \u2014 and rising ticket prices \u2014 \u201cprices up 53%\u201d \u2014 as Manfred\u2019s reason for making baseball political.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/conservative-group-runs-ads-attacking-mlb-c084739f-f416-442e-a4a8-881176148e2e.html\">Axios<\/a>, the ads will be run for cable and local TV in the cities where MLB and Ticketmaster are headquartered, as well as in Atlanta.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Conservatives have been up in arms about baseball making their sport political since the league made the decision to move the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In May, Job Creators Network, the nation\u2019s leading small business advocacy organization, filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mlb-robbed-the-small-businesses-of-atlanta-powerful-small-business-group-sues-mlb-for-moving-all-star-game\">lawsuit<\/a> in federal court in New York against Major League Baseball, as well as MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, the Major League Baseball Players Association, and Executive Director Tony Clark, after Major League Baseball moved the All-Star game from Atlanta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The lawsuit sought the return of the All-Star Game to Georgia, $100 million in damages to local businesses, and $1 billion in punitive damages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMLB robbed the small businesses of Atlanta \u2014 many of them minority-owned \u2014 of $100 million, we want the game back where it belongs,\u201d Alfredo Ortiz, president, and CEO of the Job Creators Network said in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/sports\/atlanta-braves\/mlb-sued-for-moving-all-star-game-out-of-atlanta\/Q43V4WD5QFD4JEZZRINOD2SLDU\/\"><span>statement<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cThis was a knee-jerk, hypocritical and illegal reaction to misinformation about Georgia\u2019s new voting law which includes Voter-ID. Major League Baseball itself requests ID at will-call ticket windows at Yankee Stadium in New York, Busch Stadium in St. Louis, and at ballparks all across the country.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The lawsuit was rejected, as <\/span><span>U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni said the lawsuit \u201cfailed to provide proof that its members have suffered any injuries by the decision to move the game.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>MLB\u2019s All-Star is scheduled to be played at Coors Field in Denver on Tuesday, July 13.<\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to <\/i><i>sports@dailywire.com<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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