2016 Postmortem

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts) Mon Oct 17, 2016, 04:28 PM Oct 2016

Adrian Gonzalez refused to stay with Dodgers at Trump Hotel in Chicago

From FOX Sports no less:

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/los-angeles-dodgers-chicago-cubs-adrian-gonzalez-donald-trump-hotel-101716

When the Dodgers faced the Cubs in Chicago for a regular-season series back in May, the team stayed at the Trump International Hotel and Tower -- except for first baseman Adrian Gonzalez.

The Dodgers' slugger made accommodations to stay elsewhere during that trip, presumably because the hotel is owned by Donald Trump, according to JP Hoornstra of the Long Beach Press-Telegram.

“I didn’t stay there,” Adrian Gonzalez confirmed. “I had my reasons.”

It's assumed that Gonzalez's reasons include an obvious conflict with the Trump, the Republican presidential nominee. Gonzalez is Mexican-American, and one of Trump's campaign platforms includes a promise to "build a wall" on the Mexican border to keep illegal immigrants from entering the U.S.

May make me start rooting for the Dodgers again!

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Adrian Gonzalez refused to stay with Dodgers at Trump Hotel in Chicago (Original Post) Stonepounder Oct 2016 OP

"May make me start rooting for the Dodgers again!" Why? The team stayed there. yellowcanine Oct 2016 #1

If everyone lit just one little candle... Stonepounder Oct 2016 #3

Go Dodgers! ReformedGOPer Oct 2016 #2

Cubs owner is now for Trump! GWC58 Oct 2016 #6

Magic Johnson is part owner, he's always been for Hillary...nt joeybee12 Oct 2016 #7

Cub owners are big time donors to Trump. Screw the Cubs. oasis Oct 2016 #4

The Cubs owners run a Trump superpac Future 45 MattP Oct 2016 #5

yellowcanine

(35,694 posts)

1. "May make me start rooting for the Dodgers again!" Why? The team stayed there.

Reply to Stonepounder (Original post)

Mon Oct 17, 2016, 04:38 PM

Oct 2016

It was just Gonzalez who did not. Seems to me the team should have stayed there out of respect for Hispanic players.

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)

3. If everyone lit just one little candle...

Reply to yellowcanine (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 17, 2016, 04:42 PM

Oct 2016

But there has to be someone who lights the first one.

ReformedGOPer

(478 posts)

2. Go Dodgers!

Reply to Stonepounder (Original post)

Mon Oct 17, 2016, 04:41 PM

Oct 2016

GWC58

(2,678 posts)

6. Cubs owner is now for Trump!

Reply to ReformedGOPer (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 17, 2016, 04:51 PM

Oct 2016

The man, Ricketts I believe, tried to stop Trump getting the nomination, failed and now backs him. As for the Dodgers owner? I have the feeling this could be the Dodgers, not Cubs, year. If that happens the "goat lives on." Whoever wins this wins the WS, either against Cleveland or Toronto.