Alongside several Giants players, Gabe Kapler took a knee during the national anthem Monday night in Oakland, making him the first manager in baseball to do so.
“I wanted to use my platform to demonstrate my dissatisfaction with the way we’ve handled racism in our country. I wanted to demonstrate my dissatisfaction with our clear systemic racism in our country,” Kapler said of his decision.
Is it a big deal? To some, yes. And for those who feel Kapler was kneeling on their behalf, that’s great.
For others it’ll be a big deal because… well, we’ve been to this rodeo before, haven’t we?