Lack of black players in baseball
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I remember thinking in high school since i was a football player who was getting invites to camps for full rides and even made varsity on my basketball team. So I was cocky thinking baseball is a cake walk its a technical game more skill. Well made the team it was easy because I was the best athlete out there but the drawback is it was expensive for equipment compare to basket and football I lost my glove and my mom refuse to buy me a new one never played again
I should've been more specific. That's my bad.
What I mean by, "What is MODERN baseball's equivalent to OBJ's catch?" is what play in baseball has happened that has caused numerous vines, debates of it being the best ever, Sports Science specials, super slow-motion analysis, Youtube imitations, multiple page threads on The Coli, etc.
When Andre Iguodala did the dunk contest and did this....
...I worked at my school's fitness center and the next day, Willie Green came to campus to visit and do some rehab. For hours after they were done with drills, him, the strength coaches, and a few player were trying over and over again to imitate that dunk.
On the playground, every kid had their tongue out trying to recreate Jordan's last shot or had their compression sleeves & headband, trying the Iverson crossover (and Iverson crossover 2.0
)Baseball has a few cool plays like that spiderman wall grab in the Japanese leagues and a diving catch here and there, but kids aren't going "Did you see Puig last night? I'm trying that when we get outside, breh."
Saw some young brothas playing in a field on my way home todayfukk the thread....but niccas need to get smart and play futbol
international heaux > US heaux
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And that's some crazy shyt because I grew up idolizing the Ricky Henderson, Ozzie Smith, and Jr. Griffey. Sucks that American blacks have all but vanished from the sport but my love for the game is still there. Doubt we'll ever see the black glory days of the 70s, 80s and early 90s but I'd like to see MLB at least make an effort to re-introduce the sport to inner cities and urban areas. One of the many reasons Jackie Robinson West's run was so important. Too bad it got tainted by the scandal.
I should've been more specific. That's my bad.
What I mean by, "What is MODERN baseball's equivalent to OBJ's catch?" is what play in baseball has happened that has caused numerous vines, debates of it being the best ever, Sports Science specials, super slow-motion analysis, Youtube imitations, multiple page threads on The Coli, etc.
When Andre Iguodala did the dunk contest and did this....
...I worked at my school's fitness center and the next day, Willie Green came to campus to visit and do some rehab. For hours after they were done with drills, him, the strength coaches, and a few player were trying over and over again to imitate that dunk.
On the playground, every kid had their tongue out trying to recreate Jordan's last shot or had their compression sleeves & headband, trying the Iverson crossover (and Iverson crossover 2.0
Baseball has a few cool plays like that spiderman wall grab in the Japanese leagues and a diving catch here and there, but kids aren't going "Did you see Puig last night? I'm trying that when we get outside, breh."
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Baseball is very boring
pickup games were sloppy. you didn't need 18 players, you used a ghostman on base if needed. it was basically an excuse to practice hitting.
but somewhere in the early/mid 90s there was a huge decline. there was always more black players than latinos until that period. there was a time when if you looked at all the good players in the league, including borderline all stars, about half were black. i'm talking about players like willie mcgee, danny tartabull, jesse barfield, etc
but somewhere in the early/mid 90s there was a huge decline. there was always more black players than latinos until that period. there was a time when if you looked at all the good players in the league, including borderline all stars, about half were black. i'm talking about players like willie mcgee, danny tartabull, jesse barfield, etc
in this instant gratification error baseball doesnt stand the test of time
also the people that run mlb & announcers are uptight as hell. baseball coulda used more john madden & craig sager types.
like this was an actual thing on sportscenter. http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/15/sports/baseball-griffey-s-backward-cap-still-in-the-forefront.html
like this was an actual thing on sportscenter. http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/15/sports/baseball-griffey-s-backward-cap-still-in-the-forefront.html