Posted on 09/07/2014 6:47:28 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Seattle Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon said Sunday he's concerned about the lack of African-American players and managers in baseball.
In the last few weeks, two African-American managers left the game in Houston's Bo Porter, who was fired, and on Friday, Texas' Ron Washington resigned, leaving McClendon as the only black man as a manager.
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Is Jewish a race or a religion? Must have missed that in my biology classes.
There are plenty of blacks in MLB: they are called “Dominicans.”
The Rangers did have an incredible amount of injuries but it’s time for a fresh start next season.
Ron Washington, good man/bad manager, resigns
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/9/5/6112145/ron-washington-texas-rangers-manager-resigns
Most of the “Hispanics” in baseball are of African descent.
Jews are an ethnic group in terms of culture and genetics.
I think its generally considered a race according to tradition but anyone can be Jewish.
Managers are, unfortunately, hired to be fired.
Wouldn’t have anything to do with the fact that the majority of boys do not grow up with a father figure in their lives would it?
For ninety plus years, blacks have been demanding programs and affirmative action to level the playing field. Numerous attempts have been mounted, hundreds of millions of dollars have been wasted, and N-O-T-H-I-N-G has changed. It is time to stop shelling out money and let the chips fall where they may.
Overlooked factoid: Jackie Robinson was a REPUBLICAN who believed that Democratic policies promoted dependency.
No shortage of black baseball players from the Dominican Republic. Would it be racist to suggest there would be more American born if they worked at it like the Dominicans?
Well, blacks dominate basketball and football, so maybe they figure they’ll leave baseball to the white guys, the Latinos and orientals.
I actually thought about this today, proving I have too much time for useless meanderings. My conclusion was that black men tend to be more passionate and fiery when it comes to sports. Baseball, though played every day, provides a lot of down time, and it requires the fine art of doing something like pitching or batting without thinking about it. If you have to think about it, you’re going to screw it up. In baseball players have to prepare, prepare, prepare, and relax. Most black guys are better suited for high octane stuff.
But the above said, black guys who can throw, pitch, run fast, catch and hit are more than welcome in baseball. Step right up, sit right down, and relax. As for management, it is becoming more and more a matter of guys looking at data, statistics and computer programs figuring percentages. Black geeks should get into it.
I gotta stick up for Lloyd. He says what he thinks and if someone makes it fodder for those eternally looking for grievances he can’t help that. I don’t think Lloyd is part of the Jackson-sharpton axis.
So what happened? MLB got up to 25% black, decided that was too much (I don’t know, maybe they got sick of having to hear all that jive talk), and then got together in a smoke-filled room and CONSPIRED to send them back to the plantation.
RIGHT.
How is this any different than what the Atlanta team owner recently revealed about low white audience attendance (and programming aimed at black audiences like hip hop and gospel acts for after game concerts)?
Thanks for a little light amidst all this heat. Point of fact: “African-American” is not a race.
*shrugs*
I was under the impression that players/managers in professional sports were hired on the basis of talent.....
oh sure...now there are conditions....sigh
shhooot... 30 percent of the MLB players are not even America--period...
he is specifically concerned about African American players...
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