[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

To clarify, Tiger Woods refers to himself as "cablinasian", not black.

Irregardless of this thought he was Black.

[barbnick]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Certainly an interesting statistic and sad state of affairs.

Unfortunately, today's politically correct environments, prohibits legitimate speculation as to why this is the case. The politically correct will sweep it under the rug and blame it on the sport being "too expensive" or "too exclusive" ... instead of seeing it for what it is.

Why is this a negative in our country of the free?
Most of your heritages are from other countries.

[jimschlaefer]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

Interesting article. I grew up when Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Ernie Banks (never made the series), Bob Gibson, etc., were dominant players. According to the article, baseball is too expensive now. Although you always read about kids from the Caribbean - who are in extreme poverty - making it to the major leagues.

No Black players expected in World Series, a 1st since 1950

Both current NFL quarterbacks of color out of Texas were outstanding multi-sport athletes in high school and college and had opportunity to play football or baseball. Both decided to "follow the money". And remember when MJ retired from BB and tried baseball. He was competitive but not at the major league level.

[fgaba1949]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

Interesting article. I grew up when Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Ernie Banks (never made the series), Bob Gibson, etc., were dominant players. According to the article, baseball is too expensive now. Although you always read about kids from the Caribbean - who are in extreme poverty - making it to the major leagues.

No Black players expected in World Series, a 1st since 1950

Seems like the WOKE world doesn't care about PRO BASKETBALL as it fits their agenda

[jdulej]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Certainly an interesting statistic and sad state of affairs.

Unfortunately, today's politically correct environments, prohibits legitimate speculation as to why this is the case. The politically correct will sweep it under the rug and blame it on the sport being "too expensive" or "too exclusive" ... instead of seeing it for what it is.

I have heard a couple reasons which seen to have a grain of truth. 1) it takes a lot of infrastructure to play baseball. Mainly land for the field. Schools would often provide a field but not so much these days. 2) basketball has more immediate gratification and is easier to get a game going. You can ever play solo if no one is around to join you

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by Rainger99

Interesting article. I grew up when Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson, Ernie Banks (never made the series), Bob Gibson, etc., were dominant players. According to the article, baseball is too expensive now. Although you always read about kids from the Caribbean - who are in extreme poverty - making it to the major leagues.

No Black players expected in World Series, a 1st since 1950

So, the article said that MLB has 38% people of color. This includes people on the Astros and Phillies teams, some of whom self-identify as black, even though they weren’t born in the US. Should we have a quota rule that in MLB, 13.6% of each team should be African-American? I don’t think so. But if we did, we should have quota rules limiting them to 13.6% on football and basketball teams. That isn’t going to happen, of course. I happen to like it when guys come to the big leagues from the Caribbean or Japan and play terrific baseball. What a dream come true for them. As for that article, I don’t care. Interesting, though.

[billethkid]

Another, no value added to my day, statistic.

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[Lancer]

Originally Posted by Caymus

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A few are usually from Minnesota. I doubt any are from the "Sun Belt".

A quick Google search has 9 active players from Florida.

[Geodyssey]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Certainly an interesting statistic and sad state of affairs.

Unfortunately, today's politically correct environments, prohibits legitimate speculation as to why this is the case. The politically correct will sweep it under the rug and blame it on the sport being "too expensive" or "too exclusive" ... instead of seeing it for what it is.

Why don't you tell us what it is?

[Geodyssey]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Irregardless of this thought he was Black.

Why are you capitalizing black?

Do you capitalize white?

[MrFlorida]

Why does it matter ?

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Geodyssey

Why are you capitalizing black?

Do you capitalize white?

Seemed like the right thing to do at the time. No big deal at all

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by jdulej

I have heard a couple reasons which seen to have a grain of truth. 1) it takes a lot of infrastructure to play baseball. Mainly land for the field. Schools would often provide a field but not so much these days. 2) basketball has more immediate gratification and is easier to get a game going. You can ever play solo if no one is around to join you

Actually no infrastructure needed to play baseball.

As a kid living in Brooklyn we painted bases on the street, choose up sides and off we went only stopping when cars were going by. Parents as umpries or referees not needed or wanted for that matter.

Will say we used either our hands for punchball or a stick as a bat for stickball.

[Geodyssey]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Seemed like the right thing to do at the time. No big deal at all

So it was a mistake.

Next time be less PC, more careful. Thanks.

[tvbound]

Originally Posted by MrFlorida

Why does it matter ?

So that decent people can recognize the real purpose of this thread?