"Baseball is a White Mans Sport" - Adam Jones

[StephenCurry30]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...port/90260326/

“We already have two strikes against us already,’’ Baltimore Orioles All-Star center fielder Adam Jones told USA TODAY Sports, “so you might as well not kick yourself out of the game. In football, you can’t kick them out. You need those players. In baseball, they don’t need us.

“Baseball is a white man’s sport.’’

Indeed, African Americans comprise 68% of the player population in the NFL, and 74% in the NBA. That number is just 8% in baseball, with only 69 African-Americans on the opening-day rosters and disabled lists this season.

Baseball is far from a white mans game, and this is a stupid statement by Jones.

[Youk Of The Nation]

I am of two minds about this. I try to keep political subjects out of this forum, as most of you know, but this is clearly baseball related, given that these statements were made about baseball by a baseball player. I'm going to let this discussion play out, however, I ask that everyone try to remain civil, and also try to keep the discussion from moving away from baseball. SC30, that is why I edited your post.

[User Name?]

I don't think Jones' statement means what SC30 thinks it means.

[Bellhorn04]

I don't think I have any problem with his statement.

[moonslav59]

Compared to the other 2 major sports, MLB is a "white man's game". I don't see any need to disagree or debate the issue. It is what it is for various logical reasons.

[Slasher9]

no problem with anyone voicing their opinion. but i think Mr. Jones would have been more correct had he said "baseball is not a black man's sport".
calling it a "white mans sport" he is:
A. Lumps in all Latinos as "white men"
II. completely ignores the ~30% Latino players that are on MLB rosters

[Spudboy]

How many Black men own MLB teams?

[mvp 78]

About 60% of the league is white, 30% latino (which would probably include latino guys that see themselves as black like Papi), 8% black and 2% asian. As a middle aged white guy, it's hard to really speak towards a black man's perspective on this. I can see where he's coming from, but can only imagine what would happen if a white guy complained that the nba was a black man's league.

The problem is that baseball is a sport that takes a lot of space and equipment to play. Instead of focusing on what the league looks like now racially, I think MLB should keep working on bringing the game back to the inner city.

[Slasher9]

How many Black men own MLB teams?

i cant think of any. why?

[a700hitter]

How many Black men own MLB teams?

The diversity at ownership level is no different in Football or Basketball.

Edit: Singling out baseball as a "White Man's" sport is ridiculous and absurd. It would be like a White Basketball player calling basketball a "Black Man's" sport because there are more black players.

[User Name?]

The diversity at ownership level is no different in Football or Basketball.

Edit: Singling out baseball as a "White Man's" sport is ridiculous and absurd. It would be like a White Basketball player calling basketball a "Black Man's" sport.

But the diversity on a coaching/management level is.

[User Name?]

About 60% of the league is white, 30% latino (which would probably include latino guys that see themselves as black like Papi), 8% black and 2% asian. As a middle aged white guy, it's hard to really speak towards a black man's perspective on this. I can see where he's coming from, but can only imagine what would happen if a white guy complained that the nba was a black man's league.

The problem is that baseball is a sport that takes a lot of space and equipment to play. Instead of focusing on what the league looks like now racially, I think MLB should keep working on bringing the game back to the inner city.

They're working hard at it, in all fairness.

[mvp 78]

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They're working hard at it, in all fairness.

In all fairness, that's why I wrote "keep working on."

[User Name?]

I get that. I was just trying to drive that point home.

[a700hitter]

But the diversity on a coaching/management level is.

I found this. I realize that it is 3 years old, but I was surprised at some of the data.







http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/d...e-nfl-and-mlb/