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Justin Morneau said that he was pretty annoyed with the fact that the Canadian national anthem was played over the loudspeaker as opposed to having someone actually sing it like they did for the Star Spangled Banner. Despite the fact that on Around the Horn yesterday they were arguing about how hard it is to find someone to sing the Candian national anthem, (I’m sure it’s not) Morneau’s claim is completely unfounded, because the game was being played in the United States.

I don’t hear Albert Pujols complaining about the lack of Dominican national anthems being played at games like the All-Star Game. The fact that O Canada was even played at all is pretty surprising to me, a tribute I suppose to the fact that there is a team in Toronto. But it’s not like they play O Canada at the World Series if Toronto isn’t involved. Despite the Blue Jays, the MLB is an American organization, when the Jays aren’t playing there’s no need for the Anthem.