{"id":447145,"date":"2024-03-04T05:12:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T05:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=447145"},"modified":"2024-03-04T05:12:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T05:12:13","slug":"giants-manager-bob-melvin-brings-in-new-policy-requires-everyone-to-stand-up-during-the-national-anthem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/giants-manager-bob-melvin-brings-in-new-policy-requires-everyone-to-stand-up-during-the-national-anthem\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants Manager Bob Melvin Brings In New Policy: Requires Everyone To Stand Up During The National Anthem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manager Bob Melvin is the new sheriff in town in San Francisco, and he&#8217;s making everyone in the Giants dugout stand on the field for the playing of the national anthem.<\/p>\n<h2>Giants Manager Bob Melvin Brings In New Policy: Requires Everyone To Stand Up During The National Anthem<\/h2>\n<p>It differs significantly from the Gabe Kapler administration. Following the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, in 2022, he ceased playing during the playing of the national anthem. In 2020, following the death of George Floyd, he participated in numerous games while kneeling in protest.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Melvin is adamant that this is unrelated to politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, we\u2019re a new team here, we got some good players here,\u2019\u2019 Melvin told the outlet.\u201dIt\u2019s more about letting the other side know that we\u2019re ready to play. I want guys out here ready to go. There\u2019s a personality to that.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;It&#39;s home, I was a player for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFGiants?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SFGiants<\/a>&#8230; it&#39;s kind of a full-circle thing and being back in San Francisco is really nice.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Bob Melvin talks about his excitement to lead a new team and his plans for next season with pitching depth.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MLBTonight?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MLBTonight<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YonderalonsoU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@YonderalonsoU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ok9YswuUhH\">pic.twitter.com\/Ok9YswuUhH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBNetwork\/status\/1764161861799293130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has nothing to do with whatever happened in the past or whatever, it\u2019s just something I embrace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In order to foster a feeling that everyone is in this together, Melvin remarked that this was something he had done in previous areas he had managed, such as Oakland and San Diego.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want your team ready to play and I want the other team to notice it, too,\u2019\u2019 Melvin said. \u201cIt\u2019s as simple as that. They\u2019re embracing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Giants\u2019 Bob Melvin Will Require Team to Stand on Field for National Anthem <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VSqJGWmDOr\">https:\/\/t.co\/VSqJGWmDOr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sports Illustrated (@SInow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SInow\/status\/1764326626647556123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In contrast to Gabe Kapler, the team&#8217;s former manager, who stopped playing during the national anthem in 2022 following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and who kneeled in protest for multiple games in 2020 after George Floyd&#8217;s death sparked nationwide protests, Melvin also made it clear that his reasoning has nothing to do with politics.<\/p>\n<div data-hveid=\"CAIQAQ\">\n<div class=\"dnXCYb\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"_0VXlZZPQCdi84-EP6IuXmA4_5\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"JlqpRe\"><span class=\"JCzEY ZwRhJd\"><span class=\"CSkcDe\">How many games has Bob Melvin managed?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"_0VXlZZPQCdi84-EP6IuXmA4_5\" class=\"bCOlv\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjT_NqF6tmEAxVY3jgGHejFBeMQ7NUEegQIAhAE\">\n<div class=\"IZE3Td\">\n<div class=\"r2fjmd t0bRye\" data-hveid=\"CAIQBQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjT_NqF6tmEAxVY3jgGHejFBeMQu04oAHoECAIQBQ\">\n<div id=\"0VXlZZPQCdi84-EP6IuXmA4__6\">\n<div class=\"wDYxhc\" data-md=\"135\">\n<div class=\"Crs1tb\" data-hveid=\"CAUQAA\">\n<div class=\"webanswers-webanswers_table__webanswers-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"ztXv9\">\n<th colspan=\"2\">Bob Melvin<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Batting average<\/td>\n<td>.233<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Home runs<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Runs batted in<\/td>\n<td>212<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Managerial record<\/td>\n<td><b>1,517\u20131,425<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. \u2014 There\u2019s a new sheriff in town in San Francisco, and his name is manager Bob Melvin, who is requiring every person in the Giants dugout to stand on the field for the national anthem. \ud83e\udee1 USA \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 USA \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 USA \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xGJRlHbBuu\">pic.twitter.com\/xGJRlHbBuu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Noble Road (@noble_road) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/noble_road\/status\/1764321560582570261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Does Bob Melvin have a ring?<\/h4>\n<p>Melvin stated that it is his most treasured keepsake from the game, along with his 2001 World Series ring during his time Arizona&#8217;s bench coach.<\/p>\n<h3>When did Bob Melvin start coaching?<\/h3>\n<p>Melvin started his coaching career as bench coach for manager Phil Garner with the Brewers in 1999 and the Tigers in 2000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;We got a ton of young guys&#8230; I&#39;m super excited for them and I think Bob [Melvin] is the perfect guy for that.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>After finishing as the NL Cy Young runner-up in 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFGiants?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SFGiants<\/a> ace Logan Webb is looking to build on that momentum and turn it into team success. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gvhyKTFSik\">pic.twitter.com\/gvhyKTFSik<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBNetwork\/status\/1764087358809391572?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wDYxhc\" data-md=\"135\">\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"QB Tua Tagovailoa\u2019s Mom Slams Hater For Calling Her Son \u201cWorst QB\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/qb-tua-tagovailoas-mom-slams-hater-for-calling-her-son-worst-qb\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">QB Tua Tagovailoa\u2019s Mom Slams Hater For Calling Her Son \u201cWorst QB\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manager Bob Melvin is the new sheriff in town in San Francisco, and he&#8217;s making everyone in the Giants dugout stand on the field for the playing of the national anthem. 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