Re: Hank Aaron Being His Usual Racist Self
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I've heard several black MLB players (I don't remember who off the top of my head) lament the fact that black kids today don't want to play baseball because it's perceived as a white or a latino sport. That, IMO, is a real shame. And something you should be concerned about if you are American.
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I don't really understand why I should be concerned. There is plenty of other sports they can play and no one is stopping them from playing baseball. There are still quite a few great black players and great black prospects right now that could easily change the perception. To me if a young black kid is an great athlete he wouldn't choose baseball because it one sport that being a great athlete doesn't always equal success. ie Brian Hunter.
There are going to be some great black baseball players in the next few years:
Rickie Weeks
Upton brothers
Delvin Young
Carl Crawford
James Looney
Josh Barfield
Those are the guys I think of off the top of my head (but the last two are pretty high prospects that I played with in houston that is why they made the list.)
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