No one is shutting down TV networks or websites.
For the record, President Trump picked an unnecessary battle banning CNN and a couple of other networks from the White House. In other words, the voters have figured out that CNN et al are not fair. And they show their feelings by not watching that network.
Yet when they formally clinched the pennant in Kansas City on Sept. 22 — Palmer beat the Athletics, aided by a sensational diving catch by outfielder Russ Snyder — they did not take the moment for granted.The victory touched off a celebratory food fight that lasted more than an hour. Egg salad, chocolate milk and shaving cream filled the air. Players tossed fully clothed teammates, and owner Jerry Hoffberger, into streaming showers and swirling whirlpool tubs. A champagne-addled Johnson, who’d go on to manage the Orioles 30 years later, nearly drowned in 8 inches of water.Powell cut off announcer Bill O’Donnell’s pants at the knee. An upended buffet table landed on reserve Charley Lau’s head.“Most outlandish thing I’ve ever seen in my life,” Watt says.
In 2026, the old “I Love New York” campaign would be a total failure because the place is too expensive to keep people’s love alive.
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