Who Gives A Fuck How Many Black Players Are In The MLB?

[Von Halen]

Why the fuck is the media making such a big deal about there only being 67 black players in Major League baseball?

Now they are going to run special programs to try to get more blacks in baseball? Are you fucking kidding me?

What a fucking joke. If they were interested in fucking baseball, there'd be more in the Major League's.

[Von Halen]

I don't expect any of you politically correct pussies to weigh in on this.

Here's an exert from an article on MLB.com.

"Major League Baseball recently named Sternberg as the chairman of an On-Field Diversity Task Force designed to make the game more attractive to African-American players and personnel, and he spoke passionately Tuesday about the mission to make the game more inclusive on all levels."

Here's how they can make it more attractive to "African-American players".

Make the white lines out of cocaine.
Allow them to carry guns in the field.
Allow fat white chics in the dugout.
Free 24" rims for their donks.
Shorten the season. (No brotha wants to work 162 days a year!)

I'm sure I'm missing some obvious ideas.

[twonabomber]

They've been talking about this for years. Young black kids supposedly don't get into baseball because:

There isn't enough open space in many inner city neighborhoods to play baseball
You need more than one person to play baseball, where a kid can shoot hoops all by himself all day long
More costly equipment needed for baseball instead of just a ball and likely a city-owned hoop

And then kids watch football and basketball players thrive in college and go pro, but NCAA baseball doesn't get the same exposure. AND every year there is at least one story about how starting the World Series games at 8 or 9 pm keeps young kids from staying up and watching the game, and therefore not making these brats fans of the game.

If the media mentions the lack of black kids playing baseball, it's usually compared to the number of Latin American players in MLB. But further south they have structured leagues and winter ball and seem to have a way to develop talent, which isn't happening in the inner city.

[BITEYOASS]

There are plenty of black players in the MLB, most of whom are from the Dominican Republic.

[Von Halen]

They may have been talking about it for years, but now they established a committee for it. Fucking bullshit. What would Al Sharpton and those fucks like him, say if the NFL established a committee to get more white players in the NFL?

The National Championship game started at 9:00 pm. The NBA Finals come on late a lot of the time.

All of the city owned hoops in Detroit are broke, because those fuckhead kids don't take care of anything.

NCAA baseball doesn't get the exposure. That, and the NBA and NFL are immediate pay days. In the MLB you have to for the most part, work your way up. Which might mean years in the minors making little money. However, the percentage of kids "making it" in any sport, is very, very small.

The best commercial the NCAA made, was the one where the student athlete talks about how many student athletes there are, and how many of them will never play professionally.

[Von Halen]

There are plenty of black players in the MLB, most of whom are from the Dominican Republic.

Those don't count. They aren't "African-American".

[VAiN]

Can we get more white guys into basketball? Blacks don't seem to love hockey, golf, any winter Olympic sport or swimming... is that next? The baseball thing is beyond ridiculous.

[twonabomber]

Those don't count. They aren't "African-American".

I was going to say that too. My cousin is married to a Jamaican, and I'm pretty sure if someone called her "black" they'd get an earful they aren't likely to forget for a long time.

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Yeah, I've never agreed with the notion that any blacks are being "prevented" from playing baseball....

Bottom line is that unless you're a fucking stud, and can get drafted by MLB straight out of high school, baseball is MUCH, MUCH harder to succeed.... And it's THAT that has shifted their focus to basketball and football, and away from baseball....

I just went through this with my youngest son... If you're a good baseball player, let's say you're a borderline Division I college baseball prospect, it is very difficult to get any portion of a scholarship... Division I college baseball only gets 13.7 scholarships for it's entire 35 man roster !!...... So even if you do get a chunk of a scholarship, it may only be 25%....

Division II I believe only gets 9 scholarships, and Division III doesn't give any at all.... Now those schools utilize other forms of assistance (grants, etc.) to offset that, they just don't "call" it scholarships....

[Von Halen]

Yeah, I've never agreed with the notion that any blacks are being "prevented" from playing baseball....

Bottom line is that unless you're a fucking stud, and can get drafted by MLB straight out of high school, baseball is MUCH, MUCH harder to succeed.... And it's THAT that has shifted their focus to basketball and football, and away from baseball....

I just went through this with my youngest son... If you're a good baseball player, let's say you're a borderline Division I college baseball prospect, it is very difficult to get any portion of a scholarship... Division I college baseball only gets 13.7 scholarships for it's entire 35 man roster !!...... So even if you do get a chunk of a scholarship, it may only be 25%....

Division II I believe only gets 9 scholarships, and Division III doesn't give any at all.... Now those schools utilize other forms of assistance (grants, etc.) to offset that, they just don't "call" it scholarships....

Oh yeah. Look at how many student athletes there are, and then look and how many of them are on scholarship. An extremely small percentage, and even less of a percentage are on a full ride.

[VetteLS5]

All of the city owned hoops in Detroit are broke, because those fuckhead kids don't take care of anything.

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[twonabomber]

https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1.0-9/10268466_761247447228444_90494730411352971_n.jpg

[VetteLS5]

:first:

[TFM_Dale]

I don't expect any of you politically correct pussies to weigh in on this.

Here's an exert from an article on MLB.com.

"Major League Baseball recently named Sternberg as the chairman of an On-Field Diversity Task Force designed to make the game more attractive to African-American players and personnel, and he spoke passionately Tuesday about the mission to make the game more inclusive on all levels."

Here's how they can make it more attractive to "African-American players".

Make the white lines out of cocaine.
Allow them to carry guns in the field.
Allow fat white chics in the dugout.
Free 24" rims for their donks.
Shorten the season. (No brotha wants to work 162 days a year!)

I'm sure I'm missing some obvious ideas.

I am sure I am considered a politically correct pussy but I think it is ludicrous to even think players are overlooked because of their nationality in any sport. If a player can help a team win they will find a job, no matter who they stabbed, raped, robbed, or sold drugs to.

[Von Halen]

I am sure I am considered a politically correct pussy but I think it is ludicrous to even think players are overlooked because of their nationality in any sport. If a player can help a team win they will find a job, no matter who they stabbed, raped, robbed, or sold drugs to.

Then why do they need a committee to figure out why, according to MLB, there aren't enough black players playing?

[PETE'S BROTHER]

how many is enough? did they say?

[TFM_Dale]

Then why do they need a committee to figure out why, according to MLB, there aren't enough black players playing?

Hell if I know, apparently MLB has too much fucking money, maybe if they stopped coming up with these dumb assed committees and invested in some fields and outreach programs they could attract the very athletes they think are overlooking baseball by getting them actually interested in the sport and not just the easiest pay day. Love of the game fuels all the greats regardless of race.

[ELVIS]

Why the fuck is the media making such a big deal about there only being 67 black players in Major League baseball?



To keep racism alive would be my guess...

[Fairwrning]

I dont get this either..It is funny that African-Americans and homosexuals make so much noise about things...Not just sports but just about anything..I saw a spot here for online dating.."where black people meet "...let me start a " where white people " meet site and it will be branded racist..I guess I seem to forget that white folks have it made in this country:rolleyes: I do think Baseball is a tougher sport to make it to the pros..farm systems to go through and apparently scholarships are fewer and harder to attain...you have to actually work at it for years..not 2 years of college and done..like basketball and football..

[TFM_Dale]

I dont get this either..It is funny that homosexuals make so much noise about things.....

But you are a rHomo fan :bigwink:

[Fairwrning]

But you are a rHomo fan :bigwink:

Yeak..but Im pretty sure he leaves the "H" off the jersey..Although Id still like the dude if he were black or gay..

[TFM_Dale]

Yeak..but Im pretty sure he leaves the "H" off the jersey..Although Id still like the dude if he were black or gay..

He is gay, no doubt about it, he and Jerry have a deep kind of man love, only thing that explains rHomo still having a starting job.

[Fairwrning]

Matthew Stafford will never see anything this good..

http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2012/cbb/blog/120514/tony-romo-300.jpg

[VAiN]

I dont get this either..It is funny that African-Americans and homosexuals make so much noise about things...Not just sports but just about anything..I saw a spot here for online dating.."where black people meet "...let me start a " where white people " meet site and it will be branded racist..

I see these commercials here all the time.. it's retarded.. I mean, do blacks really have a hard time meeting other blacks? Not to mention the characters they show in the commercials would only go for white chicks. I had the same thought about 'where white people meet'.. gotta love it.

[TFM_Dale]

Matthew Stafford will never see anything this good..

http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2012/cbb/blog/120514/tony-romo-300.jpg

Sure about that buddy?
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[Fairwrning]

not bad but sisters dont count...

[TFM_Dale]

not bad but sisters dont count...

I think it does in Kentucky.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Matthew Stafford will never see anything this good..

http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2012/cbb/blog/120514/tony-romo-300.jpg

the one on the left?

[Fairwrning]

I can hear Staffords' pick up line.." Wanna meet Calvin Johnson?"

[PETE'S BROTHER]

I can hear Staffords' pick up line.." Wanna meet Calvin Johnson?"

still gigglin' :biggrin:

[TFM_Dale]

I can hear Staffords' pick up line.." Wanna meet Calvin Johnson?"

Better then "Give it to me like Jerry does baby."

[PETE'S BROTHER]

weak.

[Fairwrning]

Better then "Give it to me like Jerry does baby."

No..that would be " pay me , you stupid mother fucker"....

[TFM_Dale]

weak.

We aren't talking about the fucking fudgies PB.

[Fairwrning]

Speaking of that..did I see they may resign Favre?!!

[TFM_Dale]

No..that would be " pay me , you stupid mother fucker"....

I thought that was Erin Rodgers getting a date?

[Fairwrning]

I assume signing him just to go into the hall a Packer?

[PETE'S BROTHER]

baseball thread, bitches

[TFM_Dale]

Speaking of that..did I see they may resign Favre?!!

I guess they had talks last season but he was busy with his high school team.

[TFM_Dale]

baseball thread, bitches
Where?

[Fairwrning]

baseball thread, bitches

I cant watch baseball..loved to play it..cant watch it

[TFM_Dale]

I assume signing him just to go into the hall a Packer?
He should go in a Viking, keep what dignity he has left lol

[Fairwrning]

He should go in a Viking, keep what dignity he has left lol

Dude lost my respect when he talked shit about Rodgers..

[TFM_Dale]

Dude lost my respect when he talked shit about Rodgers..

Erin had it coming, he is a douche.

[Fairwrning]

What did AR do...I thought he did his time as a backup without whining

[TFM_Dale]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/16/aaron-rodgers-has-a-lot-to-learn-about-where-his-money-comes-from/
Just one example, the dude is an ass.

[Fairwrning]

Video wont play but thats a fucked up story.....i can understand not signing EVERYTHING but damn...

[TFM_Dale]

http://youtu.be/Ki3k5GyLU7c
See if that works.

[Von Halen]

Why do you honky's gotta keep the black man down?

This is a thread about black baseball players! Or the lack thereof!

[Fairwrning]

Rodgers sucks..damn..Romo would NEVER do that

[Fairwrning]

Why do you honky's gotta keep the black man down?

This is a thread about black baseball players! Or the lack thereof!

Thats why it got derailed, I guess.

[TFM_Dale]

Rodgers sucks..damn..Romo would NEVER do that

Yeah, I know they can't make everybody happy all the time but that is just being an asshole.

[Fairwrning]

Pause it as he walks by..no way he didnt see her..

[TFM_Dale]

As much as I dislike that pansie clay mathews I do respect him, at least he did the right thing.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

dale does enjoy adding homosexual innuendos on opposing players

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Rodgers sucks..damn..Romo would NEVER do that

:headlights:

[TFM_Dale]

dale does enjoy adding homosexual innuendos on opposing players

Call it as I see it, QBs are pussies.

[sonrisa salvaje]

It looks to me like if you are in the majority you can't make something for the majority only. For minorities it seems to be okay...? For instance, there are 2 golf courses in my area where i can't possibly play. One is Jewish only. The other is a course bought by the Koreans who work for Hyundai and you can't play unless you are Korean. I'm not trying to get involved in all that... i just want to play some damn golf and i am limited where i can play due to being white.

[Nitro Express]

Why the fuck is the media making such a big deal about there only being 67 black players in Major League baseball?

Now they are going to run special programs to try to get more blacks in baseball? Are you fucking kidding me?

What a fucking joke. If they were interested in fucking baseball, there'd be more in the Major League's.

I would send everyone who works for the media to the gulag.

[VetteLS5]

Rodgers sucks..damn..Romo would NEVER do that

Suck? Romo does it every season at about the 12-16 week mark. :hee:

[VetteLS5]

dale does enjoy homosexual players

You don't say?

[Mushroom]

Watching baseball can be boring. How many African-Americans share that sentiment? I prefer to play baseball.

[Mushroom]

I rarely see black people snow skiing or riding horses. I usually see black people working, loitering, playing the harp, or playing basketball and football.

[Fairwrning]

Suck? Romo does it every season at about the 12-16 week mark. :hee:

touche'

[TFM_Dale]

You don't say?

You are almost clever, almost.

[Von Halen]

I rarely see black people riding horses.

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z94/Von_Halen/blazing-saddles-480.jpg (http://s189.photobucket.com/user/Von_Halen/media/blazing-saddles-480.jpg.html)

[Kristy]

See if that works.

Aaron Rodgers is a fucking prick. On the other hand, so is that women for being a Packers fan in the first place. What was she really expecting?

Raiders
Packers
Broncos

Your top 3 NFL white trash.

[Kristy]

I rarely see black people snow skiing or riding horses. I usually see black people working, loitering, playing the harp, or playing basketball and football.

Your trailer park sounds impressive.

[TFM_Dale]

Aaron Rodgers is a fucking prick. On the other hand, so is that women for being a Packers fan in the first place. What was she really expecting?


You make a hell of a point Kristy!

[Kristy]

Call it as I see it, QBs are pussies.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7edALJrY7_A/T-5WoxixgyI/AAAAAAAAKY0/qWr-U8urjEY/s1600/Manning-Derp.jpg

"In fact I'm such a pussy I can shove my entire hand right up my asshole...just like this."

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Aaron Rodgers is a fucking prick. On the other hand, so is that women for being a Packers fan in the first place. What was she really expecting?

Raiders
Packers
Broncos

Your top 3 NFL white trash.

in order? no browns?

[Kristy]

You make a hell of a point Kristy!

The NFL as a whole is a white trash magnet.

[Kristy]

in order? no browns?

They get a pass for being in Cleveland in the first place.

Lot of F A T fucks in Cleveland.

[ELVIS]

I'm such a pussy I can shove my entire hand right up my asshole...

And you're so proud your hole is a white trash magnet...

[Kristy]

Rodgers sucks..damn..Romo would NEVER do that

No, Romo would probably choke on the pen.

[Kristy]

And you're so proud your hole is a white trash magnet...

Again, do any of you hear that? Sounds like a chronically unemployed parrot squawking.

[ELVIS]

No, that's your tranny tape popping lose as I said before...

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Again, do any of you hear that? Sounds like a chronically unemployed parrot squawking.

can you tell what color parrot?

[Kristy]

So I take it the rest of you cretins are not giving Smellvis any attention today?


That's sad.

[Fairwrning]

They get a pass for being in Cleveland in the first place.

Lot of F A T fucks in Cleveland.

I saw on cnn that the most obese city in the US is actually Huntington,WV..

[Kristy]

can you tell what color parrot?

The color racist.

[Kristy]

I saw on cnn that the most obese city in the US is actually Huntington,WV..

They must eat their trailers there or something.

[FORD]

If you want to inspire African American kids to play baseball, just show them this.......


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FS8UxXiaPw

And he did it all without steroids too.

His old man wasn't so bad either.......

[FORD]

And if there was a sport that needed more "integration".... it's probably hockey, eh?

[Fairwrning]

They must eat their trailers there or something.

I just wiki'd it...they do have a section on parks and trails..nothing about trailers..

[Kristy]

No, NASCAR (although technically it really isn't a sport).

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AJQYnFMt-sM/SCfIcwxSjXI/AAAAAAAAABY/zMaf8xMYjw0/s320/NASCAR+fan.jpg

[PETE'S BROTHER]

how is race important to sport anyway?

[Von Halen]

how is race important to sport anyway?

Ask the idiots putting together a committee to figure out how to get more "African-American" athletes to play baseball.

[Fairwrning]

how is race important to sport anyway?

Exactly.....only those who feel slighted give a shit...

[Fairwrning]

And if there was a sport that needed more "integration".... it's probably hockey, eh?

Water polo?

[Fairwrning]

I think more white people should play ping-pong....damn Asians are dominating

[Mushroom]

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z94/Von_Halen/blazing-saddles-480.jpg (http://s189.photobucket.com/user/Von_Halen/media/blazing-saddles-480.jpg.html)

There's one, and happens to be one of my all time favorite movies.

[Mushroom]

Your trailer park sounds impressive.

You should see our neighborhood watch

[Kristy]

You should see our neighborhood watch

Let me guess. You hired this guy?
http://static.stuff.co.nz/1372607357/846/8860846.jpg

[twonabomber]

http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/3gdu8Y_2wvw/maxresdefault.jpg

http://kotv.images.worldnow.com/images/8828413_BG1.jpg

http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/EYvQ9jgXzIk/hqdefault.jpg

[VetteLS5]

in order? no browns?

She said "white" trash.

[Kristy]

I know nothing of the Cleveland Browns other than they are the most boring football team to watch - next to the Miami Dolphins.

[Seshmeister]

And now the science bit.

13% of Americans are African American, I bet most outsiders think it's nearer 50% the fuss both sides make.

8% of MLB are African American, doesn't seem that crazy a disparity to me.

[ashstralia]

Yeah, but they got brown skin, and they took our jobs!

[VAiN]

And now the science bit.

13% of Americans are African American

And 40% of prisoners are african americans.. want more blacks in baseball? Start a prison league. Problem solved.

[VAiN]

Yeah, but they got brown skin, and they took our jobs!

They most certainly aren't taking any jobs.

[Nitro Express]

There are plenty of black players in the MLB, most of whom are from the Dominican Republic.

You don't see kids playing baseball in the US the way they used to. My dad played little league. I played little league. Hell. The first time I chewed tobacco was playing baseball. Everyone sponsored a little league team in the 70's. The police department, the local newspaper, the fire department. You practiced throwing a ball in the street with your friends and when dad came home you would throw with him.

I think in the Dominican Republic the kids are still playing street ball. I mean that's where it starts.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

our neighbor hood little league team was sponsored by the local liquor store :thumb:

[Nitro Express]

They most certainly aren't taking any jobs.

They are making rum and rolling cigars. Maybe doing some dodgy off shore banking but that's about it.

[Nitro Express]

our neighbor hood little league team was sponsored by the local liquor store :thumb: LOL! I played for the police department. Our liquor stores were state owned. Always had little old ladies behind the register and that was who you had to convince you really were 19 years old (the good old days when the drinking age was 19). That's why you grew facial hair and wore a college T-Shirt. LOL!

[Nitro Express]

Remember getting a new mitt for your birthday or chirstmas? Man. It was a ritual trying to break those things in. All the old timers had their secrets. Once you got it broke in the way you liked it man it was heaven. Then you always had your lucky bat too.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Remember getting a new mitt for your birthday or chirstmas? Man. It was a ritual trying to break those things in. All the old timers had their secrets. Once you got it broke in the way you liked it man it was heaven. Then you always had your lucky bat too.

first pair of cleats was really cool too

[ELVIS]

If you want to inspire African American kids to play baseball...

Can't say I do...

[ELVIS]

And if there was a sport that needed more "integration".... it's probably hockey, eh?

How 'bout you lib-tards just leave well enough alone for a change...

The world doesn't need you trying to think for others...

[ZahZoo]

I don't get all this talk of College baseball... most kids are scouted/recruited out of high school and few ever see a college campus.

I think twona summed it up best on the first page of this thread. There's no place for inner city kids to develop their skills. Secondly... blacks in baseball don't get the glamor lifestyle played up like football & basketball athletes receive... so there's a lack of cultural draw. Why's no one crying about the lack of Asians in baseball? The Japanese seem to love the sport...

NASCAR has had a similar program/committee crap for increasing the minority presence in the sport... they also struggle to land very few Hispanics, Asians and Blacks. I think a big part of it is social-economic based for early skills development... most minorities learn how to steal cars... not drive them.

[VetteLS5]

our neighbor hood little league team was sponsored by the local liquor store :thumb:

Your team?

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[VetteLS5]

Remember getting a new mitt for your birthday or chirstmas? Man. It was a ritual trying to break those things in. All the old timers had their secrets. Once you got it broke in the way you liked it man it was heaven. Then you always had your lucky bat too.

Rub the glove with that tung oil stuff, put a baseball in the web, squeeze it down as hard as you can and wrap with heavy gauge rubber bands and then let it sit for at least 2 weeks.

[FORD]

How 'bout you lib-tards just leave well enough alone for a change...

The world doesn't need you trying to think for others...

I'll bet you would have sided with the sheet wearing sisterfuckers who protested Jackie Robinson when he joined the Major Leagues, or who sent death threats to Hank Aaron when he was about to break Babe Ruth's record.....


"Dear ****** Henry,
You are (not) going to break this record established by the great Babe Ruth if I can help it. ... Whites are far more superior than jungle bunnies. . My gun is watching your every black move."

Seriously, you want to defend that mentality? :meinsmiley:

[TFM_Dale]

I'll bet you would have sided with the sheet wearing sisterfuckers who protested Jackie Robinson when he joined the Major Leagues, or who sent death threats to Hank Aaron when he was about to break Babe Ruth's record.....



Seriously, you want to defend that mentality? :meinsmiley:

Elvis helped write the fucking letter.:nono:

[Va Beach VH Fan]

I don't get all this talk of College baseball... most kids are scouted/recruited out of high school and few ever see a college campus.

No, I disagree with that.

Yes, they may be scouted and/recruited out of high school, but even if they are drafted by a MLB team, unless they're drafted pretty high, say in the first 10 rounds or so, most high school kids do not sign with their drafted team, and instead take the college scholarship. The money offered in those low draft picks are relatively peanuts. We're mostly talking about studs who are lucky enough to have that scholarship(s) as a backup plan.

And this ties back to the topic.... IMO it's just a much more difficult path, as compared to basketball or football, for any kid, regardless of color, to make it to the pros in baseball.

And that is the reason.

[FORD]

Also, college baseball doesn't get nearly the media attention that college football or basketball do, so it's not like the college baseball players have their names out there like the Heisman Trophy winner, or the kid that scored the winning basket at the Final Four, or whatever.

[VAiN]

NASCAR has had a similar program/committee crap for increasing the minority presence in the sport... they also struggle to land very few Hispanics, Asians and Blacks. I think a big part of it is social-economic based for early skills development... most minorities learn how to steal cars... not drive them.


http://youtu.be/UC9Zi1Fpq1Y

[VAiN]

And if there was a sport that needed more "integration".... it's probably hockey, eh?

No, not at all.

[Kristy]

How 'bout you lib-tards just leave well enough alone for a change...

The world doesn't need you trying to think for others...

http://www.clipart.dk.co.uk/DKImages/bird/image_bird001.jpghttp://thedailybanter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/alex_jones_googly_eyes.jpg

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Also, college baseball doesn't get nearly the media attention that college football or basketball do, so it's not like the college baseball players have their names out there like the Heisman Trophy winner, or the kid that scored the winning basket at the Final Four, or whatever.

Overall I agree with you. But the College World Series is always fantastic.....

[Kristy]

College sports are a god damn joke. It's organized, attitudinized, institutionalized, marginalized and over-all "lized" slavery.

[VetteLS5]

[QUOTE=Kristy;1833258]http://www.clipart.dk.co.uk/DKImages/bird/image_bird001.jpg

Does that parrot play guitar?

[Von Halen]

I'll bet you would have sided with the sheet wearing sisterfuckers who protested Jackie Robinson when he joined the Major Leagues, or who sent death threats to Hank Aaron when he was about to break Babe Ruth's record

Man, I had a poster of Hank Aaron hitting number 715, on my wall. Never gave it a thought about Aaron being black. The innocence of youth.

[Kristy]

[QUOTE=Kristy;1833258]http://www.clipart.dk.co.uk/DKImages/bird/image_bird001.jpg

Does that parrot play guitar?

Air guitar.

[Nitro Express]

College sports are a god damn joke. It's organized, attitudinized, institutionalized, marginalized and over-all "lized" slavery.

It's a business. What originally started out as schools competing with each other in athletics for fun and rivalry got carried away into being a business. They now want to unionize college players. Basically college teams are now minor league professional teams.

[Nitro Express]

first pair of cleats was really cool too Yup. I liked the old baseball uniforms with the stirrups. I hate the sweat pants look of the new uniforms. Nike is making everyone look like fag.

[sonrisa salvaje]

I think it speaks to how the attention span of society has changed. We don't have the patience the previous generation had. Where as they could watch a baseball game on television and be intrigued by the strategy of it (balls and strikes), we find it slow paced and boring to watch.

[sonrisa salvaje]

The best way to watch a baseball game is with a female. You kiss her on the strikes and she kisses you on the balls.

[Zing!]

Yup. I liked the old baseball uniforms with the stirrups. I hate the sweat pants look of the new uniforms.

Yes! I hate those ugly pants - not only should stirrups be required, they should be from the 1970's era.

[chefcraig]

The best way to watch a baseball game is with a female. You kiss her on the strikes and she kisses you on the balls.


http://i59.tinypic.com/2hi2n1v.jpg
:lol:

[FORD]

Man, I had a poster of Hank Aaron hitting number 715, on my wall. Never gave it a thought about Aaron being black. The innocence of youth.

And that's pretty much the point, isn't it?

Does it matter that Hank Aaron was black or that he hit 715 home runs?

Is Barry Bonds any more of a douchebag than Roger Clemens when they both are junkie cheaters?

I hate PayRod for ditching the Mariners to join the Most OverRated Shitty Corporate Franchise In The History of Baseball, but it ain't because he's Hispanic. It's because he's a fucking greedy arrogant asshole :biggrin:

[PETE'S BROTHER]

And that's pretty much the point, isn't it?

Does it matter that Hank Aaron was black or that he hit 715 home runs?

Is Barry Bonds any more of a douchebag than Roger Clemens when they both are junkie cheaters?

I hate PayRod for ditching the Mariners to join the Most OverRated Shitty Corporate Franchise In The History of Baseball, but it ain't because he's Hispanic. It's because he's a fucking greedy arrogant asshole :biggrin:

you hate him for gettin' paid? that's a shame

[Kristy]

Love seeing GheyRod getting popped for the bag of fetid shit he truly is



Now, that's entertainment.

[Mushroom]

you hate him for gettin' paid? that's a shame

No, FORD hates him because Gay Rod didn't help the poor Mariners win a championship, and happened to go to a rich team with money to burn and championships to win.

[Fairwrning]

This is my fave Aroid moment..what a bitch....

[twonabomber]

Remember getting a new mitt for your birthday or chirstmas? Man. It was a ritual trying to break those things in. All the old timers had their secrets. Once you got it broke in the way you liked it man it was heaven. Then you always had your lucky bat too.

I still have the first bat I got. It fits nicely between a car seat and door. :D

Got a Rick Manning bat from an Indians doubleheader in the early 80's...Tribe was gettin' killed in the second game, so we left early and listened to the rest of it on the radio on the way home. You could hear kids hitting the press box with their new bats! Guy's tryin' to talk though all the noise...

[FORD]

No, FORD hates him because Gay Rod didn't help the poor Mariners win a championship, and happened to go to a rich team with money to burn and championships to win.

Except they actually had a better season AFTER he left. So there goes that theory.......

[Kristy]

Fuck baseball
http://digitalderek.typepad.com/sawxblog/photos/2007/playoffs/rockies_suck_tshirts.jpg

and

http://makeameme.org/media/created/look-my-peyton.jpg

Fuck sports in general.

[Kristy]

http://www.totalprosports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/7-john-fox-playing-for-overtime.jpg
"Take your hands out you fucking idiot. That's not what I meant by douchebag."

[Kristy]

http://serve.cdnzoom.com/SportsBlogcom/filewarehouse/54607/dc704816091a6f7758d7cf86757f632b.jpg

"I just blew the ref for the first down. So...who's next?"

[twonabomber]

Can't remember who posted stuff I wanted to quote and too lazy to look...

The minor league guys don't make much money. Sure, when they get called up they get the big league treatment, but sticking around is not guaranteed. The Indians have an A team not too far from downtown. Some of those players stay with host families when not on the road. Maybe it gets better in double and triple A teams. There's also a Frontier League team on the far west side, their salary cap is $72k and the league minimum is $600 a month. Their park holds 5000. The majority of those players stay with host families.

My friend's kid is 12 and plays on a traveling team. He's pretty good, but my friend knows that the big opportunity is probably not coming but the kid loves to play.

[Mushroom]

Except they actually had a better season AFTER he left. So there goes that theory.......

Yes their two best seasons after he left but they started rising to their greatest incompetency thereafter. :first:

But that doesn't matter, I think we both agree Gay Rod is a punk ass bitch

[Va Beach VH Fan]

Can't remember who posted stuff I wanted to quote and too lazy to look...

The minor league guys don't make much money. Sure, when they get called up they get the big league treatment, but sticking around is not guaranteed. The Indians have an A team not too far from downtown. Some of those players stay with host families when not on the road. Maybe it gets better in double and triple A teams. There's also a Frontier League team on the far west side, their salary cap is $72k and the league minimum is $600 a month. Their park holds 5000. The majority of those players stay with host families.

My friend's kid is 12 and plays on a traveling team. He's pretty good, but my friend knows that the big opportunity is probably not coming but the kid loves to play.


That would be me. My term was that they made "peanuts"....

My son played showcase ball for two summers. Nearly every weekend at a different university, like VA Tech, UVA, UNC, USC, Clemson, etc, playing in front of college coaches and pro scouts.....

Not cheap, though.....

[twonabomber]

A lot of those guys are chasing a dream. The Frontier League guys have even less of a chance of getting noticed and making the bigs. I'm sure there are scouts everywhere but any more the risk of signing a guy and having him end up a bust is too great.

[Nitro Express]

I still have the first bat I got. It fits nicely between a car seat and door. :D

Got a Rick Manning bat from an Indians doubleheader in the early 80's...Tribe was gettin' killed in the second game, so we left early and listened to the rest of it on the radio on the way home. You could hear kids hitting the press box with their new bats! Guy's tryin' to talk though all the noise...

Yeah I still have my first bat as well. It's a little short Louisville Slugger junior bat. It would make one hell of a good car defense club. LOL!

[Mushroom]

Did you hear the latest one about the Jew, the Catholic and the colored boy who went to heaven?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCCssEas6LE

[ELVIS]

And the guy who thought he would get rich playing ball games ??

[Mushroom]

And the guy who thought he would get rich playing ball games ??

Alright you just took that a little too far

[Seshmeister]

I still have the first bat I got. It fits nicely between a car seat and door. :D


It's funny the sports shops here sell plenty of baseball bats but very few balls...