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New policy requires on-field players, personnel to stand for anthem
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(05-24-2018, 05:19 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: They play the Canadian Anthem before Raptors and Blue Jays games. So we're not alone.

I'm going to feel old man clicheist about this, but if all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you do it, too?

Edit: also, could that be because it's a league rule for the NBA and MLB (and NHL) as well?

Another edit: Here is an article talking a little about this: http://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2016/08/31/the-star-spangled-banners-place-in-sports-peter-may
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RE: New policy requires on-field players, personnel to stand for anthem - Belsnickel - 05-24-2018, 05:21 PM

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