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Chris Rock On The Disappearance Of Blacks In Baseball
Last year, the San Francisco Giants won the World Series without a single black player on the team. And the team they beat to get there? The St. Louis Cardinals, also without a single black player.
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Howard University cancelled baseball altogether - though they still have lacrosse.
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White-haired white guy announcers. Antique stadiums. Venerating a past when blacks were slaves.
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Previously:
* From Banks To Byrd: African-Americans On The Cubs.
* The Declining Share Of African-American Baseball Players.
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More from Beachwood Sports »TrackNotes: Back To The Future
Will Bob Baffert ever go away? Churchill Downs Inc.: It's just what they do. Dickie D. dead. Cliches can shape your biorhythms. Double-teaming justice. You look just like. We asked one person, me.
Continue reading "TrackNotes: Back To The Future" »Posted on Jan 28, 2022

Minnie Miñoso Was Very, Very Good To Us
Electric, indefatigable and, finally, undenied.
Continue reading "Minnie Miñoso Was Very, Very Good To Us" »Posted on Dec 9, 2021