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i do believe the astros will win tonight. i think the teams are so evenly matched this was destined to be a seven game world series. it s going to be a very, very exciting next couple of days as baseball fans. steve: unless the braves win tonight. you must love the enact that after major league baseball took the game, you the all-star game game away from atlanta. atlanta won the big game back. well, look, this is what america is supposed to be a meritocracy, not politically made decisions. on the merits, even so they are from our division and we were leading them as brian said for a while they deserve to be in the world series. you can t take it away from the deems earned it. braves earned it this year. congratulations to them and the fans in atlanta deserve it. ainsley: governor, thank you so much for being on with us. great to be on with all three of you.
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reporter: well, jericka while many braves fans insist that their mascot and their team rituals like the tomahawk chop are meant to honor native american traditions. some say they still find the symbols offensive. a ritual among atlanta brave s baseball fans. the mimicked native american war chant dates back to the braves 1991 world series appearance as profiled by cbs sports. three decades later it continues, seemingly at odds with the traditions of native americans. brings to mind the warrior savage which has been a stereotype and just an image that has not been really positive. reporter: the issue has become a political flash point. former president trump on hand at saturday night s game performing the chop. these braves fans say the intention is not to offend.
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advocacy groups as mocking native culture. they argue that chop and the team s name is racist, reducing native american history to caricature. others argue that the chant is actually a tribute and we should note that similar chants are performed by other sports teams like the florida state seminoles with support from some native groups. nevertheless, the former president, no stranger to this kind of controversy. this only the latest episode in a career that s been marked by culturally insensitive and often downright racist statements. in the meantime cnn s doni owe sullivan went to the ballpark ahead of the game and spoke to georgians about how they feel about the former president showing up. baseball fans showing up here at the world series in atlanta tonight having mixed feelings about the former president showing up to the game. have a listen. how do you think trump will be received here? i hate to say it.
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