Re: Hank Aaron Being His Usual Racist Self
 

I think Hank is wrong on this one, but I wouldn't call him "racist."

I met Hank Aaron in the airport. I offered him a waffle fry. He declined, as his wife was buying him some frozen yogurt.

Re: Hank Aaron Being His Usual Racist Self
 

I sat next to him on a plane from Houston to Atlanta once!

Re: Hank Aaron Being His Usual Racist Self
 

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
The Astros just had their most successful season ever and he's criticizing their scouting department. Fantastic.

[/ QUOTE ]

I did find it surprising that they didnt have 1 black person on their roster. Am I the only one that didnt know this???

[/ QUOTE ]

I hadn't heard it reported before this. It's definitely extraordinary.

[/ QUOTE ]

Maybe unusual, but extraordinary? I think there are like 3 black pitchers in the entire major leagues (Willis the best known.) So that wipes out almost half the roster right there.

I'm a Braves fan, and I can only think of 2 black players they had on their roster this year. What's the average, 2-3 per team?

Re: Hank Aaron Being His Usual Racist Self
 

Brian Jordan was the only African American, unless I'm missing somebody.

Re: Hank Aaron Being His Usual Racist Self
 

[ QUOTE ]
Brian Jordan was the only African American, unless I'm missing somebody.

[/ QUOTE ]

Wilson Betemit?

Re: Hank Aaron Being His Usual Racist Self
 

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Brian Jordan was the only African American, unless I'm missing somebody.

[/ QUOTE ]

Wilson Betemit?

[/ QUOTE ]

You're half-right, Wilson Betemit is from the Dominican.

Re: Hank Aaron Being His Usual Racist Self
 

[ QUOTE ]
I think there are like 3 black pitchers in the entire major leagues

[/ QUOTE ]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ker/wtf2rc.gif

Re: Hank Aaron Being His Usual Racist Self
 

If Larry Bird said one team didn't have a white guy, and that this was a serious problem and the scouting department needed to take a serious evaluation, it would be the main story on every news station.

Face it, blacks get to play the race card, but they never have to have it pulled on them. It's a fact.

Re: Hank Aaron Being His Usual Racist Self
 

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
I think there are like 3 black pitchers in the entire major leagues

[/ QUOTE ]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ker/wtf2rc.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Once again, we're limiting this to African Americans. There's Ray King, Tom Gordon, Dewon Brazelton, Dontrelle Willis... am I really missing all that many? There can't be much more than 10, if there's even 10.

Re: Hank Aaron Being His Usual Racist Self
 

[ QUOTE ]
It's a fact.

[/ QUOTE ]

By "fact" do you mean "the truth"?

craig