[PROCON]

The great American Intellect, (and black guy) Chris rock has spoken.

[discostu]

Chris has it backwards. Blacks stopped watching, and now they’re not playing. It’s something the MLB has been trying to figure out for a while, losing a major demographic is hard on the receipts.

[11th Commandment]

I listened to Rock's rant and the conclusion- clearly Chris Rock thinks that Hispanics are not cool and leading to the demise of Baseball. According to Rock, Baseball was cool and hip as African American participation increased to 20% in the MLB in the 80's. As participation has dropped so has ratings and popularity of young people.

Clearly, the increase in Hispanics in the major league to 30% is the reason for the demise. Afterall, white participation has not changed. So as Hispanics replaced Blacks in baseball the game became less hip and young people do not like the game anymore because it is filled with hispanics.