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Villanueva sincerely apologized yesterday for the mix-up, stating it was a botched plan. Team was supposed to all stay inside the tunnel to avoid the controversy of being out there during the anthem. He spoke to a few leaders on the team about him going out just a little ahead to be able to see the flag and stand during the anthem like he normally would. Nobody had a problem with that, but he went too far ahead, and got separated from his team so it looked like he was out there on his own. He hates the attention everyone in this thread is paying him, calling him a true hero and all that crap. Said he has no problem with people protesting during the anthem in the way they choose, because he understands there are injustices. Defended everyone on his team as being patriotic.
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...-national-anthem-protest/stories/201709250175
So, no, the team aren't a bunch of anti-American shitheads.
Dammit. I guess I'll need to burn my jersey of his I just bought. Sad!