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From Breitbart: The St. Louis Cardinals deny that their players engaged in a Trump-inspired home run celebration on Sunday, but good luck telling that to Keith Olbermann.
On Sunday, Alec Burleson hit a home run in the third inning of the Cardinals’ game against the Braves. As he was rounding the bases, Burleson and a couple of teammates in the dugout put a hand over their ears. They raised a fist in what appeared to be a tribute to President Trump’s reaction following his assassination attempt on July 13.
While the Cardinals team spokesman claims the celebration was inspired by Burleson’s time in college as a DJ and not a tribute to Trump, Olbermann sees it differently.
First, the “Talkin’ Baseball” podcast asked, “Is this a Trump home run celebration by the Cardinals?”
Is this a Trump home run celebration by the Cardinals? pic.twitter.com/f2XrQr0q3u
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 21, 2024
“Talkin’ Baseball” also shared another video of Tampa Bay Rays player Taylor Walls and noted, “Taylor Walls did the Trump “Fight! Fight!” after this double.”
Taylor Walls did the Trump “Fight! Fight!” after this double pic.twitter.com/8K5ovTEIQh
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 21, 2024
In a now-deleted X/Twitter post, Olbermann raged against the Cardinals, writing, “Attn @mlb ban these guys from baseball for life, confiscate the @Cardinals franchise, and implode the stadium Cardinals = Trump Nazis Stick to sports FUCK THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS America has had enough of this shit.””
Olbermann is being lambasted by social media users over his comment:
Everyone should report this post for inciting violence. @KeithOlbermann should be banned from this platform. https://t.co/uYJV7adZz0
— Bill Herring (@BillHerringIII) July 23, 2024
“Stick to sports” 🤣 we’ve now come full circle everyone https://t.co/2pjtk2dmbS
— Bobby Bacala (@SimpLord1137) July 23, 2024
Seek help immediately… https://t.co/9fEPe9HtpQ
— BTFD Briggs 🧢 (@Jackseesall) July 23, 2024
Man I wish this guy would go the hell away. He’s always crying about something. What a clown!! https://t.co/XODHGjtSU6
— Adam Sager (@AdamGSager) July 23, 2024
Lol at Olbermann saying someone should “stick to sports.” https://t.co/UGQg4GOMVI
— Josh Featherstone (@jafeatherstone) July 23, 2024
It truly fills me with pride to have my home baseball team be a team that Keith Olbermann loathes https://t.co/x6DUEuZH7h
— Brett Dudenhoeffer (@fiddlerbrett) July 23, 2024
The meltdown is so delicious https://t.co/AXYFQTGY7K
— Patrick Lowry (@Patrick_Lowry_) July 23, 2024
I don’t know what’s funnier, the fact that the Cardinals do this for home runs or how pissed off the left is about it 🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/jiJ7EP7p8H
— Ann Flan Kirwin 🇺🇸 (@annflanVA) July 23, 2024
Olberman is a good example of why we need more awareness of mental illness in this country. It’s not like he hasn’t left behind a long listing of media companies where he’s showcased that need. In the vernacular of fellow Sip and my fellow Cardinal, Dizzy Dean, “The boy done…
— Paul Gallo (@paulgalloshow) July 23, 2024
