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| 13 Sep 2016 04:22 AM |
I no longer respect him as a player
'Baseball is a white man's sport.' |
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Diskerud
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| 13 Sep 2016 09:45 AM |
| Did you even read what he said at all cause it's 100% correct |
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BroBro264
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| 13 Sep 2016 12:29 PM |
| Considering the MLB is only 8% african american, he is right. ###### ## ###### |
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| 13 Sep 2016 12:31 PM |
| I can't say he's wrong lol |
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123yonnd
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| 13 Sep 2016 01:36 PM |
have you seen how many blacks are in management in MLB? how about ownership?
he's absolutely correct.
during the 60s thru 80s when Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Reggie Jackson, Rickey Henderson, and other great black superstars the percentage of blacks in MLB was up to 27%.
the reason why it has declined is because of the way the sport works at the youth level. you won't see many low income ball players in little league, especially at the elite level. this is why Jackie Robinson Chicago team was such a big story at the LLWS a few years ago.
baseball has turned into a middle to upper class sport in america. a polar opposite to what is happening the latin baseball nations like the dominican republic. |
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123yonnd
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| 13 Sep 2016 01:38 PM |
too add to my statement.
the popularity of NFL and NBA has skyrocketed since the 70s, when blacks in MLB peaked.
meaning less overall interest to the sport. |
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| 13 Sep 2016 01:50 PM |
| When the vast majority of players are either White, or Hispanic...you cant really expect something different |
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| 13 Sep 2016 02:28 PM |
I don't care how stupid this comment is but
I don't see any white people complaining that there aren't enough white people in the NBA |
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| 13 Sep 2016 02:29 PM |
"I don't see any white people complaining that there aren't enough white people in the NBA"
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Diskerud
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| 13 Sep 2016 02:35 PM |
"I don't see any white people complaining that there aren't enough white people in the NBA"
29 out of 30 NBA owners are white lol Almost all league executives are white. They still hold the power structure in the league. So either you didn't read what Adam Jones said at all, or you're just really ignorant |
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| 13 Sep 2016 02:37 PM |
"29 out of 30 NBA owners are white lol Almost all league executives are white. They still hold the power structure in the league. So either you didn't read what Adam Jones said at all, or you're just really ignorant"
You're right, I didn't read what he said |
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Diskerud
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| 13 Sep 2016 02:38 PM |
| So why did you make a comment criticizing what he said when you didn't even read what he said? |
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| 13 Sep 2016 02:39 PM |
pretty sure he meant white players rune lmao
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| 13 Sep 2016 02:41 PM |
| And yes I did mean white players |
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Diskerud
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| 13 Sep 2016 02:43 PM |
"pretty sure he meant white players rune lmao"
What are you talking about?
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| 13 Sep 2016 02:44 PM |
what the hell do you mean what am i talking about i just told you
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| 13 Sep 2016 02:45 PM |
rune
I was saying that I don't see white PLAYERS complaining there aren't enough white PLAYERS in the NBA
I don't see how 29 white NBA owners is relevant to my statement |
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Diskerud
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| 13 Sep 2016 02:45 PM |
| Because it's not relevant to Adam Jones' statement which is what the entire thread is about? ...lol |
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| 13 Sep 2016 02:46 PM |
"I don't see any white people complaining that there aren't enough white people in the NBA"
as in
"I don't see any white people complaining that there aren't enough white players in the NBA" |
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| 13 Sep 2016 02:47 PM |
"Because it's not relevant to Adam Jones' statement which is what the entire thread is about? ...lol"
A black baseball player is complaining there aren't enough baseball players in the MLB
I'm saying
There is no white basketball players complaining about not enough white baseball players in the NBA |
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| 13 Sep 2016 02:48 PM |
| *enough black baseball players |
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Diskerud
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| 13 Sep 2016 02:48 PM |
| Except that's not what he's complaining about at all and it's obvious you didn't read what he said |
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