Because they all think they will be the next Michael Jordan, Hank my man. Just look in the hood. You don’t see black kids playing baseball. Even six year olds are bouncing a basketball between their legs, doing tricks with the ball, all planning, against unbelieveable odds that they will be the next Michael or LeBron. They all think they are it. No school, no problem. I am going to be the next LeBron. Who cares if I can read, write, spell, whatever. That is what I will pay my agent to do for me. I.E. Mike Tyson. Can’t spell his name, but can name the last four winners of Dancing with the Stars!
It’s tpo much of a hassle to play baseball. All you need to play basketball is a ball, and one other guy. Baseball? you need a bat, a ball, gloves, and at least 12 guys. And you stand around most of the time doing nothing.
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.
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.