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catcher34
It’s a shame both Marlins and Pirates players voted not to play two games in Puerto Rico because of the alleged Zika virus warning. Their decision, allegedly based on CDC reports, took us for surprise. Why? For if you walk all around the place you won’t be able to find any evidence that Zika has altered the way of life of Puerto Ricans as well as tourists. What really gets to us regarding this cancellation is the fact that games have been re-scheduled for Miami. Guess what? Florida is the state with the highest Zika incidence in the whole US. Will players vote to cancel and move elsewhere?
BTW, Pirates, you’ve torn to pieces the image that Roberto Clemente created for your team in Puerto Rico.
RShockey
Catcher34.
You’re a little near sited. For the sake of two games, you would be willing to have every person from each team exposed to a potential illness which can affect their family forever. Baseball has to be much less important than that!
catcher34
RShockey
And what’s the difference between Miami and Puerto Rico according to the CDC? Both could be at risk. Not counting the more than 30,000 attending the games in PR as well as in Miami or any other state under Zika watch. Ballplayers voted against traveling because of their lack of knowledge about Puerto Rico (which happens to be a US territory). We were treated as a Third World country and not as US citizens.
Wonder if US Olympians will vote not to represent their country in Brazil because of Zika warnings.
cubsfan2489
C’mon now, we all know that 30,000 won’t show up to a Marlins game IN Miami!