I've never heard a Black MLB player who didn't speak with correct grammar/properly

[jeh]

U the big homie op but Deion Sanders didn't come to Mind

 

[blackestofpanthers]

Damn you beat me to it. OP must not realize that a ton of black MLB players came from the deep south and rural towns were they had a southern twang to their speech.

Rickey is from oakland

 

[chall sparktree]

So speaking "improper" English equates to being "cool"?

No, but talking like an uptight nerd to please the white media equates to being uncool

 

[Jesus Is Lord]

No, but talking like an uptight nerd to please the white media equates to being uncool

Uptight nerd? Speaking "proper" English is different from sounding like an uptight nerd. Who speaks like that? Point em out.

 

[a man of the people]

So speaking "improper" English equates to being "cool"?

There is nothing improper about AAVE, "proper English" is literally just rich white people's dialect.
And while I can understand why it's often beneficial to talk like the ruling class, it's not the something I associate with being cool.​

 

[mozichrome]

u wasnt watching baseball anyway b

 

[Vilhena]

 

[Kyle Barker]

So speaking "improper" English equates to being "cool"?

I'm assuming the OP meant the use of everyday slang. Not being able to talk properly when needed should never be cool. If he really did mean speaking improperly all the time, then nah I can't agree with that.

 

[mannyrs13]

At how a person talks determining how "cool" they are. They getting paid to play, not talk.

 

[Maluma]

i am new here

oh look it's @OKCFanSinceJune2012 on a new account @hood b. goode

 

[Flash Thunderton]

There's a plenty of cool black stars like Brandon Phillips, Matt Kemp, Carl Crawford, Adam Jones, Justin Upton, etc. Most athletes try to speak as proper as they can during interviews and press conferences anyway. We only see the hood in football and basketball players when they're hanging out.

Breh, Adam Jones gonna drop at LEAST 6 f bombs every post game interview

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

There is nothing improper about AAVE, "proper English" is literally just rich white people's dialect.
And while I can understand why it's often beneficial to talk like the ruling class, it's not the something I associate with being cool.​

The fact you used this term, tells a lot about you.

and No, "proper" english is not a "rich white peoples" dialect... you can speak proper english with an accent.

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

@ using the term " African American Vernacular English" and then trying to shyt on speaking proper english

 

[Heelish]

There's a plenty of cool black stars like Brandon Phillips, Matt Kemp, Carl Crawford, Adam Jones, Justin Upton, etc.

So speaking "improper" English equates to being "cool"?

Dude sounds like a hipster blogger raving about a hyped-up (industry plant) "trap" rapper

 

[Zach Lowe]

they're around cacs in that sport they're not comfortable/being themselves like in basketball, football, etc