Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Starting in 1954 when Willie Mays and the New York Giants played against Larry Doby and Cleveland, every single team to reach the World Series had at least one U.S.-born Black player until the 2005 Astros did not.
1 posted on 10/26/2022 9:32:19 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies ]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-43 last
To: SeekAndFind

Mostly because black kids are more into basketball and football these days.

Baseball is really not an urban sport, it takes too much space.


92 posted on 10/27/2022 3:58:17 PM PDT by Truthsearcher
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]

To: SeekAndFind

There was an effort to teach cricket in South Central LA. They should have been working on baseball. It can’t be duller than cricket


95 posted on 10/27/2022 4:06:12 PM PDT by x
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]

To: SeekAndFind

After the Houston Astros manager complained that there were not enough American Black players in the WS, a Black man breaks down why there are not more American Black players in MLB.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9ZzkPcmjuA


96 posted on 11/03/2022 11:56:02 PM PDT by Texan4Life
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-43 last

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson