Bloomberg’s astroturf put on another dog-and-pony media show this week by encouraging people to wear orange this past Tuesday. The Mets went along with it. Now at least one of the team, pitcher Dillon Gee, is claiming he was suckered into posing for the picture:
http://t.co/2B6lhSjyGz this is not why i put on that shirt this day. I in no way support bloomberg/Morgan or gun control.
— Dillon Gee (@DillonGee35) June 3, 2015
@MetsFanInPhilly was told it was in support of raising awareness for gun violence. I don't support senseless gun violence. That's all.
— Dillon Gee (@DillonGee35) June 3, 2015
To be fair, the players probably do a lot of events like this and it is possible Gee did not know exactly what cause they were promoting. Nevertheless, he should have asked some questions before allowing his name to be associated with a social cause that everybody knows has a political aspect.
Not a sport fan but now know who to root against.