Baltimore Orioles Adam Jones on MLB's lack of Kaepernick protest: 'Baseball is a white man's sport'

[Idiopathic Joker]

It's not a white man's sport but white people ain't happy about losing it.

A black man is the single season and career homerun king

Willie Mays is considered by many to be the greatest player ever by a lot of baseball historians

Not to mention the white anger I'm sure there was about Hank Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's career homerun record.

 

[CottonCitySlim]

Fortunately owners are figuring out they need more African Americans to play the sport again, its just we dont. They know the sport can't last without the superior athletes they are missing.

 

[Idiopathic Joker]

Fortunately owners are figuring out they need more African Americans to play the sport again, its just we dont. They know the sport can't last without the superior athletes they are missing.

Why do you think they directly recruit from the domican republic, cuba, and puerto rico?

 

[CottonCitySlim]

Yea i know thats a stop gap but Black Players bring in black fans

 

[Kwan Dai]

He's right baseball is a white mans sport as , is foot ball and basketball. If, you take your eyes off of the field negroes and look at ownership, coaches, co. staff, and the majority of paying fans you will see all of these sports are disproportionately white.

I was reading ESPN boards and was utterly disgusted. White folks are so out of touch it's infuriating.

 

[playboy buddy rose]

Fortunately owners are figuring out they need more African Americans to play the sport again, its just we dont. They know the sport can't last without the superior athletes they are missing.

Why do you think they directly recruit from the domican republic, cuba, and puerto rico?

Fortunately owners are figuring out they need more African Americans to play the sport again, its just we dont. They know the sport can't last without the superior athletes they are missing.

Why do you think they directly recruit from the domican republic, cuba, and puerto rico?

Most of them are black as well

 

[zzombie]

I thought Hispanics took over baseball????? anyway baseball is boring as fuck

 

[CottonCitySlim]

but it wasnt as boring in the 90's...

 

[KamPushMe]

Of course he is

There is only 8% of african americans in the mlb.

S/o to Adam. *sniffles* that's my outfielder

 

[Vellum]

He aint lying though, and i love baseball. The fields in baseball are definitely browned up though with some teams. Its just that they arent black americans. Black dominicans, black cubans, puerto ricans, etc..

While the NFL and NBA are black dominated sports. The fanbase is still white as fuck though. Its not like the owners, coaches, and fans for those sports are any different than in baseball. Just easier to bench your ass in baseball, because like he said, they dont need you.

 

[1CK1S]

Fortunately owners are figuring out they need more African Americans to play the sport again, its just we dont. They know the sport can't last without the superior athletes they are missing.

Blacks needs to figure out that there's more money playing either baseball or football/soccer, until then it's either the NFL/NBA or bust!

 

[caddo man]

Fortunately owners are figuring out they need more African Americans to play the sport again, its just we dont. They know the sport can't last without the superior athletes they are missing.

Blacks needs to figure out that there's more money playing either baseball or football/soccer, until then it's either the NFL/NBA or bust!

I want to cosign but the NBA pay structure is much better now. Especially seeing that the NBA broke alot of the barriers for black head coaches and owners.

 

[CashmoneyDux]

Idk how the fuck people watch baseball

 

[aneed123]

Not a white man's sport..... blacks justcstoppes playing and went to other sports similar to how heavyweight boxing changed.

 

[b'mer...]

I say yes. Its the sport most glorified by them with the most hof's. And it is still being tapped as americas past time, which in my opinion is undoubtedly football. Now this part of my opinion is in part bias, but white sports do not force their young athletes to forego "higher education" and play on the collegiate level. There are no hard salary caps. And usually have loner age durability. With way less physical contact.

 

[jono]

1) I think trying to force copycatting is corny. Kapernick does what he does for his reasons. People shouldn't be riding his coattails. If they feel more open to protest the anthem now then fine but stop looking at everybody to do something or to agree just because one person does it.

2) "They don't need us" in reference to baseball is false. They don't need you period. White folks don't care whether your black ass play ball or not. Those motherfuckers had teams and for decades told you you can't play so why would they bend over backwards for you now?

Get it straight. The folks that own teams are rich no matter who is playing what position or whether the team wins or loses. They own teams because they rich, they not rich because they own teams.

They don't need you period! All they care about is selling tickets and alot of teams in all those sports sell out regardless of talent or win-loss records.

Protest if you feel like it. Protest in a meaningful way but the shit doesn't bother them one way or the other. The tickets sold, jerseys sold, games on TV so that's sold...why would they care about one cog in the machine? You the nigga that need the job, not them.

That's the shit confusing to me. Kapernick is good, dude did what was in his heart...but that shit is in HIS heart. it's not up to others to do the same shit just to appease other people.

 

[Rubato Garcia]

I thought Hispanics took over baseball?????

Niggas that speak Spanish

 

[The Lonious Monk]

He's not wrong. Like the white people in baseball still make a big deal about black and hispanics showing a lil style. Think about the players doing something a tenth as flashy as an endzone dance, but getting 5 times the criticism from old school CaCs.