Posted on 05/18/2007 6:56:22 AM PDT by T.Smith
I don’t watch pro sports anymore, but if I did, I would issue a major yawn over this sort of whining.
Black kids see their college heroes in football and basketball going from Bowl Games and March Madness to Millionaire on TV in a matter of weeks. The untelevised Baseball draft results in a player working his way through the Minor Leagues.
Aaron, like most people, don't have a high opinion of Bonds and his use of steroids.
Perhaps Aaron should go out to the hood and suggest this to all the gang bangers, and encourage them to play baseball.
And as someone else points out, is Aaron worried about too few whites in basketball? Didn't think so.
The implication is that it is due to racism.
How about football or basketball? Is there a “problem” there? Why no racism there?
I had a dad tell me at a parent-teacher conference that his 6th grader didn't need to worry about grades - D's were fine - because he was going to play in the MLB. That plan didn't work out so well when he busted his rotator at 16.
“Aaron, like most people, don’t have a high opinion of Bonds and his use of steroids.”
Yes, I’m aware of that.
But the issue here, by Aaron’s own choice, is race. So while he doesn’t condone uber prick Bond’s use of steroids (et al), it SEEMS that he would at least quietly approve of a fellow brother breaking his record as opposed to a white guy.
Hank could always hit a baseball but he never was the sharpest tack.
Ya think?
Active Roster for a team in the Northeast.
|
County of birth |
# |
% |
|
Dominican |
5 |
20% |
|
Puerto Rican |
4 |
16% |
|
Japanese |
2 |
8% |
|
USA |
14 |
56% |
|
Sox Total |
25 |
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
Non US Players |
|
44% |
If I add in 1 Japanese (Dice-k's translator), and 1 Dominican (Manny's coatholder) because they were officially introduced and trotted out onto the field during the Opening Day Ceremony, that total would be 48%.
Say goodbye to "as AMERICAN as Mom, Baseball, and Apple Pie".
Say Buenos Dias to Mamacita and Empanada de Manzana.
To Aron's credit, he doesn't propose any kind of quotas. He proposes getting more Black youth involved in the game to try and attract more talented Black players.
I still don't see any reason to target efforts to children or players of any specific race, but he at least doesn't appear to be suggesting passing up more talented players of one race for less talented players of another race.
Non-Hispanic black players may seem few compared to their dominance in basketball, but they have dominated the superstar category in recent decades. The three living players who have hit 600 or more home runs are all non-Hispanic blacks, and Frank Robinson and Reggie Jackson both finished with more than 550. I forget what Ken Griffey, Jr.'s current lifetime total is, but he could finish with more than 600.
Just checked on Ken Griffey, Jr. He now has 571 lifetime home runs (hit his 8th of this season on May 15).
Oh God no, no no no, we CAN'T have that, no no no, we must lower the standards so we can have unqualified doctors, cops, firefighters, etc. etc. etc. you my FRiend are a racist, homophobe! I'm tellin' jesse and al, they will be a knocking at your door any time now! :)
Why do great athletes get to this level of race baiting? Hey Hank, is there enough blacks in basketball? In football?
I’m so tired of this scenario that I’m now turning into a bigot by ignoring every media thought on this crap.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.