MLB hopes to invigorate African-American participation

[Senser81]

However when he is drafted he'll make more money his rookie year than most minor leaguers will make in 5-6 seasons.

No shit. Is it me? You are comparing an NFL salary to a minor league baseball salary...why? How is that an even comparison? Someone said that football is a quicker and easier path to money than baseball. Still waiting for someone to explain it to me in a logical fashion...NFL players make more than a Class A baseball player? Wow.

 

[ralaw]

I don't understand why it is so hard to grasp that black kids are going into basketball and football, because those sports are the primary sports within their community. Obviously basketball and football players can make more money, but by the time a kid realizes this financial advantage he has already spent several years playing basketball and football. The money influences are minimal compared to the social and cultural reasons.

 

[Slateman]

I don't understand why it is so hard to grasp that black kids are going into basketball and football, because those sports are the primary sports within their community. Obviously basketball and football players can make more money, but by the time a kid realizes this financial advantage he has already spent several years playing basketball and football. The money influences are minimal compared to the social and cultural reasons.

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When your 14, you're not really thinking about your salary at age 22. You just want to play.

So the better question is, why is baseball looked down upon within the black community, but basketball and football are accepted? Basketball I would understand if poverty were the issue. Requires minimal amount of start up money. You need a ball and clothes. You can get by with one coach. But football requires gear and coaches (ie, money).

 

[ralaw]

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When your 14, you're not really thinking about your salary at age 22. You just want to play.

So the better question is, why is baseball looked down upon within the black community, but basketball and football are accepted? Basketball I would understand if poverty were the issue. Requires minimal amount of start up money. You need a ball and clothes. You can get by with one coach. But football requires gear and coaches (ie, money).

TBH I think it has most to do with ignorance, but this ignorance is brought upon by a lack of role models (MLB does a poor job of promoting its black stars), lack of coaches to teach it, and in the US baseball fields are dominated by whites, and it is natural (whether consciously or not) to want to be around your own. These reasons also apply to soccer as well.

 

[Villain]

Doesn't the prevalence of baseball in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, etc. make the "baseball is too expensive" argument invalid?

 

[ralaw]

Doesn't the prevalence of baseball in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, etc. make the "baseball is too expensive" argument invalid?

I agree. I think that if someone (especially kids) wants to play a sport they will.....they just make due with what they have and figure it out.

 

[Villain]

Honestly, I think it's way more simple than money, etc. I just don't think many black kids think baseball is cool.




I agree that Matt Kemp, Andrew McCutcheon, Torii Hunter, the ATL Outfield, etc. should be marketed by MLB way more.

Go to a Dodger game and the fans will be mostly Mexican or white, then a bunch of Koreans, then black fans are few and far between. It's not like there aren't black people in Los Angeles. (Small, little known neighborhood called South Central has a quaint African-American community)

Go to a Laker game and it's mostly white people but that's just because it's fucking expensive. :jonesy:

 

[ram29jackson]

is the question- why so few blacks ?

or is it- why so many south Americans and Cubans etc?- in the first place.

why do so many Euro's do basketball ?...you see, its not an issue, its just the way it is and needs to be accepted.

theyve been pushing a wannabe agenda for a decade or so to say we are trying get blacks to play baseball... why bother ? why is it needed ? why is it an issue ?

black people only take up 10 % of the country so why do they need to take up 40% of baseball ? to keep who happy ?

guess what, they can if hey want and they choose not to.

for all we know, they probably dont like hanging out with a bunch of Latino's LOL ? and theres enough dark/tan Cubans to make up for it anyway LOL

who knows ? the 42 movie might get you that 3% more black guys joining baseball 15 years from now ?

 

[Villain]

But blacks are good at SPROTS so they should take over baseball if they tried DUHHHHHHH

 

[JimLeavy59]

Going to Brewers games and being the token colored person is cool.

 

[ram29jackson]

But blacks are good at SPROTS so they should take over baseball if they tried DUHHHHHHH

Blacks are in the majority in most American Sports anyway- Basketball-football-..leave it be, white people need to be good at something :woy: