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Did you guys see this DEI pick butchering the Star Spangled Banner at the first wMLB game?

Feel bad for the other two women, they sound fine..
https://x.com/i/status/2083732108166533276

Don't they audition people or at least listen to them sing at least one national anthem before choosing them. Sounds like a God Damn wounded hyena with its final death Rattle...Disgusting...

That is cacophony, the sound of leftism.

My ears and my day have been ruined.

This is not a uniquely left problem. It’s a problem in choosing the people who sing the anthem, writ large. I am likely old and grumpy (and I own it), but national anthems are not meant to be “interpreted”.

I can tell how things are going to go when they introduce the person singing it. If they say “a member of the US military choir” - it’s gonna be done right. If they say “rising young local talent”, I know it is some lame millennial who got their vocal training off YouTube and a broken karaoke machine.

It’s about honoring the country, not about practicing runs and melismas.

And then there’s this:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hMzIk2pUuNU&ra=m

You realize that's Martha Reeves. She's in the RR HOF. I don't think she would be considered DEI.

You want anthems she's got'em.
https://youtu.be/1PXzYVhA2CQ?si=Ey9GHg1CNoT99hx0

She's also 85 years old. I don't know what was behind using her, it's unfortunate that it backfired.

I play Thursday nights in Rancho Cucamonga, CA at a complex right next to where the Angels' Single-A affiliate plays and we've heard some doozies. Two weeks ago this woman singing it was so bad we were standing there with confused looks on our faces like the extras in The Naked Gun.

Donn Beach wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 03, 2026 4:13 pm

You realize that's Martha Reeves. She's in the RR HOF. I don't think she would be considered DEI.

You want anthems she's got'em.
https://youtu.be/1PXzYVhA2CQ?si=Ey9GHg1CNoT99hx0

She's also 85 years old. I don't know what was behind using her, it's unfortunate that it backfired.

Some people don't know when to hang em up. Reminds me of Ichiro still playing at 45 yo. LOL

I've always appreciated Frank Sinatra. Particularily is older stuff. He lost ability but I thought he mellowed into a great singer. My mother who grew up with his music couldn't stand the older Sinatra. She thought of him as ichiro. That's what she would say, he should have retired.

So, is it safe to say that the wMLB is being paid for by the MLB for a 'dei' write-off....... similar to the wNBA?

Since I have no interest, I will not do the web search. I'm hoping someone just knows.