The now-deleted tweet by Connie May, general manager of the Houston-based Scrap Yard Dawgs, included the Twitter handle for President Donald Trump as it noted the team’s players were standing for the anthem and respecting the flag. So to have someone shift that and have it come out in a statement that does not represent you as a person — you feel violated.”. It’s amazing to see everyone come together the way they did, with the immediacy that they had.”, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. “Everyone respecting the flag!” wrote team executive Connie May in the tweet to the president’s attention Monday night. Pro Softball Team Quits After General Manager Tweets Anthem Brag To Trump, The Scrap Yard Dawgs executive tweeted a photo of the team standing for the national anthem. Her daughter, Meagan May Whitley, was an All-American softball player at Texas A&M and played on the 2011 USA National Team. “I never really thought that she didn’t care about my life or Kiki’s life until that post,” Black teammate Kelsey Stewart said of the general manager, according to the Times. Connie began coaching when Meagan was 9 years old and still remains active in coaching today. "Everyone respecting the flag!“, Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapter. The team had intended to play in nearly two-dozen games in Florida as a comeback from the coronavirus pandemic. May’s actions following the backlash to the tweet raised some eyebrows late Monday night. Dawgs players Cat Osterman and Monica Abbott — both members of Team USA — are among those who have criticized May's tweet. One of America's top pro women's softball teams is in an uproar after a tweet by their general manager regarding the national anthem. We might be standing in this photo but we SURE AS HELL AREN’T STANDING FOR THIS. “We were used as pawns in a political post, and that’s not OK,” two-time Olympic gold medalist pitcher Cat Osterman told The New York Times. Wij willen hier een beschrijving geven, maar de site die u nu bekijkt staat dit niet toe. Triple Crown Sports and a group of the top youth fastpitch teams in Texas have agreed to pull a Fourth of July Tournament from Scrap Yard’s facility. I am so hurt but Hate and Ignorance will never win. At some point during the game, the team’s general manager Connie May tweeted a picture of the players standing during the national anthem. Not because of the result of the game, but because of the racist tweet sent by team general manager Connie May. “We believe sensitivity and tone are important ingredients of respect," the organization said. I’m heartbroken. Today is National Voter Registration Day! All 18 Scrap Yard players, including some members of the US national team, have walked out and say they won’t play for the team. Stokes said offers to educate May had been made before. @ScrapYardFP I will never be associated with your organization again. Tap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you. One of America’s top pro women’s softball teams is in an uproar after a tweet by their general manager regarding the national anthem. Members of a pro softball team quit this week in Florida after the general manager tweeted a photo to President Donald Trump bragging that the team was standing for the national anthem. The team’s scheduled games in Florida were postponed while players try to reorganize without the Houston-based Scrap Yard Dawgs organization, the Houston Chronicle reported. “Any statement anyone wants to make regarding the national anthem — it’s their right to take their own personal stand,” Andrews said. Stokes said the players from the Dawgs might play against the Pride on Saturday, but without the Scrap Yard name. It’s Real!” In the midst of the outcry following her tweet, May removed the phrase from her bio, only to add it back in the same space just hours later. AJ Andrews, one of two Black players for the Pride, said she is concerned about Black people dying in police custody and is energized by the protests that have taken place around the world since the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police. 18 Professional Softball Players Quit and Form New Team After Being 'Misrepresented' by Manager's National Anthem Tweet By Madeleine Carlisle June 27, 2020 5:13 PM EDT On Wednesday, several players shared a tweet titled THIS IS US with a unified message of commitment to support the Black community and help educate people on ways to create change. Members of a pro softball team quit this week in Florida after the general manager tweeted a photo to President Donald Trump bragging that the team was standing for the national anthem. The bio on May’s personal Twitter account included a phrase that read “Karma! Beyond that, they don’t know what the future holds. “It’s all about the approach,” Stokes said. She said the Pride players were also angry that their choice to stand was politicized. Stokes posted her feelings on social media on Tuesday. We made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote. Members of the Scrap Yard Dawgs team, which includes 11 athletes chosen for the 2021 U.S. Olympics squad, saw the message after their game in Melbourne. She felt the two had built a solid relationship since the team drafted her in 2016. — Haylie McCleney (@hayliemac8) June 23, 2020 The tweet, sent from the team’s official account by Connie May, the team’s general manager, said: “Hey … She said May reached out to her Tuesday, but nothing changed because she felt May lacked contrition. “I’m proud of them for speaking their mind and I’ve felt that they have done it in a very respectful manner,” he said. And Dawgs coach Mike Steuerwald said the situation “probably severed the relationship between ownership and the front office and myself.”. Attempts to reach Scrap Yard and May this week were unsuccessful. The tweet was allegedly sent out by Scrap Yard’s general manager, Connie May. I’m DISGUSTED. "Allyship is really strong in softball right now.
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