Comments on: Black athletes underrepresented in Division I baseball and MLB

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:16:07 +0000

“Where have all the black baseball players gone?”

We sold them.

By: CJ

CJ — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:26:38 +0000

did you even read the article?
i’m not the one making the judgement that that’s why fewer blacks are playing baseball…

By: Dima

Dima — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:15:25 +0000

“There’s a difference between people not being given the resources to accomplish things because of socioeconomic inequality…”

And who are you to judge that black people aren’t playing baseball because of “socioeconomic inequality?” Maybe they, like smart white people, don’t play it because it’s a really boring sport with little athletic skill required.

Blacks are also boxing a lot less today then they did back in the 1980s and 1990s. Is this because of socioeconomic inequality, too? Are poor Latinos not subject to this socioeconomic inequality? If so, is it actually socioeconomic inequality?

Didn’t think so.

By: CJ

CJ — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:13:48 +0000

There’s a difference between people not being given the resources to accomplish things because of socioeconomic inequality and people just not being represented in a field because they’re simply not able to perform the task as well as others. I thought people at Northwestern would understand that… apparently not.

By: Dima

Dima — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:04:20 +0000

White athletes are underrepresented in track and marathon running.
Blacks are underrepresented in horse jockeying.
Americans are underrepresented in hockey.
Men over 60 are underrepresented in every sport.

What might you propose to “fix” this?

By: CJ

CJ — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:36:23 +0000

Bubba, I understood your comment. It just wasn’t amusing. And the fact that you resorted to calling me stupid instead of simply defending your statement makes me think that you understood the article even less than I originally thought you did. Unfortunate.

I think the author of the article is trying to point out that there is a lack of equal opportunity in every field. It’s very obvious in corporate America or in institutions of higher education, but a lot of people don’t really see it as an issue when it comes to sports. But it is an issue.

And as for Terrfeo… seriously? The world is what it is? If you’re ok with inequality as it exists, then I really don’t understand what you’re doing here… inequality in all its forms needs to be addressed… saying “the world is what it is” is disgustingly apathetic… the problem isn’t that blacks can’t cut it in the MLB. It’s that they aren’t given the same opportunities… and if that doesn’t seem unfair to you, and if that unfairness doesn’t make you angry then it seems to me that you’re part of the problem, not the solution.

By: jimbob

jimbob — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:35:33 +0000

I think everyone’s missing the point. Is equal opportunity in sports really a priority? Why don’t we wait until we have parity in education before we move on to glorified hobbies?

By: Terrfeo

Terrfeo — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:53:26 +0000

Give me a break! The world is what it is. Why should there be more of any race/ethnicity in any organization? The person(s) who lead that organization obviously thought it was best for their organization to have it that way. Who is anyone to say it should be different? If whites cannot cut it in the NBA and blacks cannot cut it in the MLB, then some (ivory tower) person should not be arbitrarily and artificially claiming that it should not be so.

By: Bubba

Bubba — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:17:31 +0000

CJ: I didn’t miss the point of the article. I understand its point and disagree with it. That is why I satirized it. The fact that you didn’t get it makes me think you’re stupid.

By: CJ

CJ — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:28:53 +0000

The MLB is not close to actual American demographics. That’s just not a true statement…
And, seriously… you don’t think there are enough whites in the NBA? That’s not because of socioeconomic unfairness… I feel like both of you kind of missed the point of the article… and that makes me a little sad…