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Being of African-American/Latino ancestry myself, I know that black is black. Most of us don't try to 'divide' or differentiate what is patently obvious...African blood.
The Jose Reyes', the Pedro Martinez', the Hanley Ramirez', the Robinson Cancel's, the Sandy Alomar Srs, the Julio Franco's, the Carlos Delgado's, the Vldimir Guerrero's and the Manny Ramirez' of the world are black also--Black Latinos.
It matters not if one speaks English, if one dice Ingles or even if one parle l'anglais. We are one.
I'm not naive. At 51 years of age, I can print some stories (personal and otherwise) that would make many of you have a spinning head. But not today.
Back to The New York Mets. I'm pretty sure that this situation is probably mere coincidence. Most of us know that the numbers of black Americans in Major League Baseball, has been way down gradually for decades. I understand the number is now somewheres around 5%.
In the large cities acrosss this country, and in the smaller ones, blacks as well as a lot of whites, have gone on to play other sports or not play any at all.
Anyway...tonight, a radio broadcast confirmed that the Mets signed Junior Spivey (utility infielder) today to a minor league contract. I'm wondering if he's still got game. He had a VERY nice 2nd year with the D'backs in 2002 and fell off gradually...ending his playing career up to this point with the Washington Nationals in 2005.
If he can still play, I hope he can show a lot between now and Opening Day. The Mets need as many right-handed bats as they can get, and he's got some pop. So we'll see what the future holds. At 34 years of age now, IF he's got game, we need to see it now, for there probably won't be any tomorrow.
I'm out.......
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Rod_Carew29 @ Mar 18
@ a1boogz:
but you're an idiot and your last sentence--not matter how all-encompassing you tried to make it, speaks volumes. And FYI, I care. I'll see to it your *** does not post that **** on my blog ever again.
but you're an idiot and your last sentence--not matter how all-encompassing you tried to make it, speaks volumes. And FYI, I care. I'll see to it your *** does not post that **** on my blog ever again.
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Rod_Carew29 @ Mar 18
@ jmaddy: I agree, I do not think the Mets have a color issue at all. It was just something that many have thought about--even though the numbers of blacks in baseball have severely dwindled.
The whole nonsense about Omar and the Latin players used to grate on my nerves. Why? Because I used to tell people, when there were NOT as many Latins playing in the majors, and when they were NOT as prominent as they are now on the field, what were all of the teams' predominant makeup? It wasn't black, Latino or Asian? LOL
HELLO!
Times change, patterns happen and the world changes. I for one didn't ever hear anyone scream when the Mets would have their one black player on the roster in the late 70's. Where was the outcry back then that GM McDonald and Grant were signing too many whites? Know what I mean?
Sometimes folks need to look at the big picture instead of being near-sighted.
The whole nonsense about Omar and the Latin players used to grate on my nerves. Why? Because I used to tell people, when there were NOT as many Latins playing in the majors, and when they were NOT as prominent as they are now on the field, what were all of the teams' predominant makeup? It wasn't black, Latino or Asian? LOL
HELLO!
Times change, patterns happen and the world changes. I for one didn't ever hear anyone scream when the Mets would have their one black player on the roster in the late 70's. Where was the outcry back then that GM McDonald and Grant were signing too many whites? Know what I mean?
Sometimes folks need to look at the big picture instead of being near-sighted.
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One thing that I love about the Mets is their commitment to remembering the legacy of Jackie Robinson. As a white kid from the suburbs, we were always taught that he was the first African-American to break into the major leagues, but rarely did the learning go deeper than this. Through the Mets, and to a lesser extent Major League Baseball's honoring of him, I have gained a deeper understanding and hold a deeper debt of gratitude towards #42.
Well written post, and you definitely raised some interesting points. Let's Go Mets!