Why? Are black people asking for hockey rinks?
Are you ok this morning?
No they didn’t.
It’s inequities
National League integrated black player before the American League. And at a greater percentage.
There are those who suggest that the tremendous dominance by the National League in the All Star games from the late 50s through the 70s was due to the higher percentage of black players in the NL.
I’ll say that the 60e and 70s broke the back of racism in baseball. You might still find racism at the individual level – in baseball and elsewhere – but not at the organizational level. Each organization wants to field the best team possible.
What I see in baseball at the developmental level (pee wee, little league, high school, college, etc.) is a noticeable absence of black kids. (And yes, I see a lot. I have grandsons who are on traveling teams now. I go to a lot of games and see a lot of teams. My oldest just committed to a baseball scholarship offer.) There ate tons of Hispanic kids. Plenty of white kids. Few blacks.
Does racism at the developmental level cause this? Or are the black athletes opting for football and basketball instead?
It’s just a guess, but I think baseball has fallen out of favor with a lot of black kids.
And if the flow of upcoming athletes is sparse in black representation, that’s going to be reflected in the professional rosters.
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They don’t know what they need. As always, white progs will decide what’s best for them.
Until 9% of NHL players are ADOS - NO PEACE!
ATTICA! ATTICA! NO PUCKS-NO PEACE! NO PUCKS-NO PEACE!
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No they didn’t… what? Are you stating that there were any ADOS during that time that made a lot of money? (Comparatively speaking of course)
Compared to whom?
Very sad. That’s exactly what he is doing too.
There have been a heck of a lot of great black players in the game over the decades i have been around.
They got there on their own merits and deserved to be there.
Whoever is the best should be on the teams. Baker seems to look for some sort of “affirmative” action since there are no blacks this year.
I would get rid of Baker after the series myself. They don’t need this sort of nonsense in the clubhouse.
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Citizens during that time period.
Just because CJ Walker was a millionaire, doesn’t mean racism did not exist.
Mary Pleasant
Robert Church
Etc.
Apples to zebras.
All this in a year when aaron judge sets the new AL home run record.
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Black participation in baseball is way down compared to where it used to be, but it’s not because of racism. Sports like basketball and football have taken over, and there are just too many other distractions.
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The ultimate celebrity soap opera for men, and the ultimate team sport. Can’t beat these two when appealing to kids. Invasion games just work better as TV programs.
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Right he’s Cuban, so Baker probably thinks he doesn’t count.
He doesn’t count. He’s not ADOS.
Back when baseball was segregated, there were some black players who claimed to be Hispanicos to get to play.
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During baseball segregation, Hispanics were allowed to play if their skin tone was light enough. Players with darker skin tones were banned no matter how they identified.
And yet…
All I can say is, who cares? So black people aren’t big on baseball.
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Need quotas.
Quotas on the field.
Quotas in the coaching staff.
Quotas in the front office.
Quotas in the stands.
Quotas watching on television.
Quotas from the advertisers.
Let us know when the last 3 I mentioned come anywhere close to the on field percentage.
We have a grandson that plays HS Baseball here in south Florida. Many of the teams have a good representation of Hispanic players. It’s not unusual to be sitting in the stands watching the games and many of the parents are speaking Spanish but not surprising, there are many Spanish speaking families in SFL.
One team at another HS has perhaps one or two white players, the rest Hispanico. And as one would expect, they’re damn good.
I’ve noticed the HS football teams are majority black. No big deal really, I just think it’s fantastic that HS students are involved in athletics.
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