And he should ask Cub catcher Michael Barret if he's 'controllable'. That is, after Barret gets out of the hospital.
Posted on 06/05/2007 5:33:12 AM PDT by flowerplough
Tigers DH (who happens to be "African-American", himself) says that's why there are fewer African-Americans in game
Major League Baseball has more Latin players than African-Americans because Latins are easier to control, Detroit Tigers designated hitter Gary Sheffield said in an interview with GQ that appears in the June edition of the magazine.
"I called it years ago," Sheffield said, the magazine reported. "What I called is that you're going to see more black faces, but there ain't no English going to be coming out."
Sheffield went on to say that MLB picks Latin players over equally talented African-Americans because they're easier to control, the magazine reported.
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Sheffield is a steroid-injecting, racist moron.
Hmmm...maybe baseball clubs are smarter than football teams, who have to wonder how many of their black players will be in jail during the season. Too bad Latin kids don’t learn to play football.
No love lost between the Blacks and the Latinos. I’m surprised we haven’t heard more about the amnesty bill from the usual race pimps.
I wish they asked him about Hispanic women... LOL
And he should ask Cub catcher Michael Barret if he's 'controllable'. That is, after Barret gets out of the hospital.
chuckle
They’re too small.
People who get out of control often end up sitting on the bench for the team with the one piece orange uniform.
Well, if “control” means having a talented ballplayer who follows orders, assisting the TEAM instead of only themselves, then what’s wrong with selecting players who are easier to “control”?
Well, there's Tony Romo.
Grab the popcorn
Shef simply proves that an idiot is too stupid to know he’s an idiot.
Stop it Gary, you’re embarrassing yourself.
Latinos and Blacks must feel completely insulted by such a stupid remark by Sheffield.
It's just.....stupid.
I don’t mean to sidetrack the thread, and I understand Zambrano is bigger than Barret, but shouldn’t it be embarassing for a catcher to have the snot knocked out of him by a pitcher?
Shef speaks english? Sounds like ebonics to me.
You would hope so but I shudder to think of the percentage that is saying “right on, bro.” Too many “leaders” have made it their business to keep the divide deep and wide. And I agree that Sheffield is full of used food.
Could it be as simple as the talent pool being bigger? How much of a focus is there on baseball as opposed to football and basketball in the black community?
Gotta laugh at this, since this statement barely qualifies as "English" in my book. LOL.
I have a feeling that upon further explanation, he would sound like an even bigger idiot, and so on...
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