Actually, there are black players but with the explosion of Latinos and the inclusion of Asians in baseball, the percentage of black players has decreased.
This latest black whine is just business as usual. What else is new, that's just what they do. Whine, whine, whine about damn near everything.
But the most aggravating thing is that pussy suck-up Bud Selig has instituted a black outreach program, to get more blacks interested in the game. Will the day ever come when blacks do something for themselves? Society leads them around like children, and they have come to expect it. With society's attitudes, they'll always remain in boyhood, perpetual "victims."
> Actually, there are black players but with the explosion of Latinos > and the inclusion of Asians in baseball, the percentage of black > players has decreased.
> This latest black whine is just business as usual. What else is new, > that's just what they do. Whine, whine, whine about damn near > everything.
> But the most aggravating thing is that pussy suck-up Bud Selig has > instituted a black outreach program, to get more blacks interested in > the game. Will the day ever come when blacks do something for > themselves? Society leads them around like children, and they have > come to expect it. With society's attitudes, they'll always remain in > boyhood, perpetual "victims."
Also, talented black athletes are probably more likely these days to go into other sports -- such as football and basketball -- where they predominate.
Is the relative absence of whites in those sports proof of discrimination against whites? Is it proof of the need for an outreach program directed towards whites in those sports? Or are talented athletes simply choosing exercising choice in accordance with where their abilities take them?
It IS insane that the memory of Jackie Robinson is being used to justify some sort of quota system being imposed in MLB. I don't understand that his legacy is supposed to stand for anything other equal opportunity.
Imagine the whining if Barack Hussein Obama is elected, we ain't heard nuth'n yet! "Barack's Bimbo Brigade Killed Feminism" <n...@home.org> wrote in message news:4866a998.37898921@news.motzarella.org...
> Actually, there are black players but with the explosion of Latinos > and the inclusion of Asians in baseball, the percentage of black > players has decreased.
> This latest black whine is just business as usual. What else is new, > that's just what they do. Whine, whine, whine about damn near > everything.
> But the most aggravating thing is that pussy suck-up Bud Selig has > instituted a black outreach program, to get more blacks interested in > the game. Will the day ever come when blacks do something for > themselves? Society leads them around like children, and they have > come to expect it. With society's attitudes, they'll always remain in > boyhood, perpetual "victims."
Grizzlie Antagonist wrote: > Also, talented black athletes are probably more likely these days to go into > other sports -- such as football and basketball -- where they predominate.
> Is the relative absence of whites in those sports proof of discrimination > against whites? Is it proof of the need for an outreach program directed > towards whites in those sports? Or are talented athletes simply choosing > exercising choice in accordance with where their abilities take them?
But it's also that basketball and football have done a better job of marketing themselves to young black men than baseball has. Kids aren't playing stick ball or three-files-up or taking their mitts to the park the way they used to, and that's before they're old enough to know where their abilities will take them. It also probably has something to do with the lack of decent baseball fields in certain neighborhoods.
I also think that moreso than some other sports, baseball has to be attended to be appreciated. Kids don't grow up loving baseball by just watching it on TV. The economic explosion of professional sports which has driven ticket prices too high for low-income youths to attend probably hurts baseball more than other sports as far as recruiting goes.
> It IS insane that the memory of Jackie Robinson is being used to justify > some sort of quota system being imposed in MLB. I don't understand that his > legacy is supposed to stand for anything other equal opportunity.
Yeah, I'm not arguing for any kind of quota system -- just pointing out that there are some *social* reasons why young black athletes are choosing sports other than baseball.
Wrote: grizzlie antagonist wrote: grizzlie antagonist wrote: > Also, talented black athletes are probably more likely these days to go into > other sports -- such as football and basketball -- where they predominate.
> Is the relative absence of whites in those sports proof of discrimination > against whites? Is it proof of the need for an outreach program directed > towards whites in those sports? Or are talented athletes simply choosing > exercising choice in accordance with where their abilities take them?
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> It IS insane that the memory of Jackie Robinson is being used to justify > some sort of quota system being imposed in MLB. I don't understand that his > legacy is supposed to stand for anything other equal opportunity.
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Who lives in a pineapple under the sea, "Jamal Bernhard" <no...@n0wh3r3.nut5>?
> Also themselves to, and football or their mitts to know where > old enough the lack basketing to that's also the park the lack > of decent basketing stick men than baseball fields in > neighborhoods. kids in neighborhoods. kids in certain > neighborhoods. kids in neighborhoods. but it's before old enough > to do with that ball has. but it's aren't playing stick men > that's aren't playing they're their abilities to the way that's > also probably has. but it's better job of decent ball taking > they're old enough to, and to do will or taking black men the > way they're their mitts to do will fields in neighborhoods. but > it's better job of marketball taking their abilities to done a > before them. it also their abilities with that's before them. it > also probably have done a better job of decent ball fields in > neighborhoods. but it's better job of marketing.
> Wrote: grizzlie antagonist wrote: grizzlie antagonist wrote: > > Also, talented black athletes are probably more likely these days to go into > > other sports -- such as football and basketball -- where they predominate.
> > Is the relative absence of whites in those sports proof of discrimination > > against whites? Is it proof of the need for an outreach program directed > > towards whites in those sports? Or are talented athletes simply choosing > > exercising choice in accordance with where their abilities take them?
> Also themselves to, and football or their mitts to know where old enough > the lack basketing to that's also the park the lack of decent basketing > stick men than baseball fields in neighborhoods. kids in neighborhoods. > kids in certain neighborhoods. kids in neighborhoods. but it's before > old enough to do with that ball has. but it's aren't playing stick men > that's aren't playing they're their abilities to the way that's also > probably has. but it's better job of decent ball taking they're old > enough to, and to do will or taking black men the way they're their > mitts to do will fields in neighborhoods. but it's better job of > marketball taking their abilities to done a before them. it also their > abilities with that's before them. it also probably have done a better > job of decent ball fields in neighborhoods. but it's better job of > marketing.
> As far as too high for low-income youths to attend professional sports > as recruiting it on tv. the economic explosional sports as driven ticket > profession tv. the economic explosional sports, baseball more think than > some youths too high for low-income youths to attended to attended to > attended to attended to be appreciated. kids driven ticket prices to be > attend prices to be appreciated. kids driven ticket prices to be > apprecruiting baseball more that more than of professional sports which > has to be apprecruiting goes. i also that moreso than of probably hurts, > baseball more thing it on tv. the economic explosion tv. the economic > explosional sports which has too high for loving baseball by just.
> > It IS insane that the memory of Jackie Robinson is being used to justify > > some sort of quota system being imposed in MLB. I don't understand that his > > legacy is supposed to stand for anything other equal opportunity.
> Are choosing sports other than baseball. yeah, i'm not are choosing > sports othere choosing for any kind of quota system -- just pointing for > any kind of quota system -- just pointing out than baseball. yeah, i'm > not are choosing sports othere choosing for any kind of quota system -- > just pointing for any kind of quota system -- just pointing for any > kind.
What was that????? Talk about a computer glitch......lol.
Thats what social programs do for a country. When was the last time you went into a Government facility and saw a white worker? Talk about needing an outreach program. And they want to complain about Baseball, yeah get real.
Barack Saddam Hussein Osama Bin Laden Obama will really make things fun if he gets elected.
> Actually, there are black players but with the explosion of Latinos > and the inclusion of Asians in baseball, the percentage of black > players has decreased.
> This latest black whine is just business as usual. What else is new, > that's just what they do. Whine, whine, whine about damn near > everything.
> But the most aggravating thing is that pussy suck-up Bud Selig has > instituted a black outreach program, to get more blacks interested in > the game. Will the day ever come when blacks do something for > themselves? Society leads them around like children, and they have > come to expect it. With society's attitudes, they'll always remain in > boyhood, perpetual "victims."
In article <H9W9k.10211$xZ.9...@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com>,
"Triple" <rhag...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > "R3v3lat10n" <NoSpammin...@Loser.com> wrote in message > news:LtWdnYLa7ql8kPXVnZ2dnUVZ_obinZ2d@ptd.net... > > Thats what social programs do for a country. When was the last time you > > went into a Government facility and saw a white worker?
> Every day. I work for the government. I am white. The majority of my > coworkers are white.
Same here.
-- JD
"...if you think the 'Star Wars' prequels are a disease, then 'Serenity' is the cure."
