http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Thu, 4 Dec 2008 09:07:46 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software /archives/2007/04/14/170422.php#comment-784162 what is the population of baseball 784162@blogcritics.org Thu, 4 Dec 2008 09:07:46 EST /archives/2007/04/14/170422.php#comment-584163 I think baseball is the least of concern with this issue. American sports today pays top dollar for the player that can earn you the "W's" if your Black, White, Latino, etc. Your point about hockey is interesting to me. There are only a handful of Blacks in the NHL right now...but they are all very good hockey players...and not to mention Jarome Iginla is one of the best in the league. I think hockey kind of gets the shaft sometimes due to its high price and lack of facilities in the Southern U.S. When is this country gonna realize how amazing of a sport hockey is??? 584163@blogcritics.org Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:17:32 EDT /archives/2007/04/14/170422.php#comment-580245 ukdirtdog: that's interesting to note the percentage similarities to overall US population to baseball population. and yes Chris, you are right... I never give Brooklyn its due. 580245@blogcritics.org Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:03:36 EDT /archives/2007/04/14/170422.php#comment-580167 Tan, well thought of article. I do have to disagree with the point that baseball is to expensive to play. Domenican's find joy in playing with a tennis ball and a broom stick! The opportunity is there for anyone to play baseball. Is 9% black ball players low? When you look at years past it is, (down from 27%). But I think baseball is a good refection of the US population, 12% black population. All things being equal do white americans have a disadvantage? Considering there's only 60% white population in the game right now. And a 66% percent white popultion according to the 2005 US census. Baseball in American is equal. I think you nailed in on the head when you said baseball takes longer then other sports to make the big payday. That's what has completely destroyed the NBA product. In rememberance of Jackie Robinson, I remind you that race dosen't matter any more. Talent, intelligence, and desire are the only things holding anyone from playing baseball. Not someones skin color. 580167@blogcritics.org Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:08:43 EDT /archives/2007/04/14/170422.php#comment-580134 ...yet following the departure of the Expos the number of Canadians in MLB is ironically at an all-time high. I blame George W. Bush and global warming for the inverted state of affairs. 580134@blogcritics.org Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:27:51 EDT /archives/2007/04/14/170422.php#comment-576817 Tan, good point about the cost of playing baseball. I wrote something very similar in my blog post commemorating Jackie Robinson; I think that the racial barrier is largely gone, but a new socioeconomic barrier has been erected in its place. I see very similar trends in golf, hockey, tennis, and other sports. There are black athletes in those sports, but if you look where they came from, you realize that most have had exceptional privilege. Sure, Tiger Woods is part black, but look at how much time and energy, not to mention MONEY has been invested to make him the incredible golfer that he is! 576817@blogcritics.org Sun, 15 Apr 2007 19:38:03 EDT /archives/2007/04/14/170422.php#comment-576594 Interesting article, one correction: Jackie never played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers for 1942-1956 before retiring in January 1957, Dodgers didn't move to LA until 1958. 576594@blogcritics.org Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:18:23 EDT