Major League Raceball

Racial Ignorance StFU Award - Torii Hunter and Gary Sheffield

Minnesota Twins centerfielder Torii Hunter decided to hop on the Gary Sheffield race train yesterday by saying there will be no black players in Major League Baseball in the next 10 years.

Miss Cleo didn’t stop there. He also said that when you get a prospect out of Compton you have to pay him $2 million, and if you go to the Dominican Republic you only have to pay him $2,000. What? Latino players are easier to control, say Shef and Hunter. Could you imagine if A-Rod said that black players are out of control, inconsiderate assholes, and are ruining the game? Jesus, I would hate to be A-Rod right now, let alone if he made that claim. Nothing like a little minority on minority hatin’ to get the excitement for baseball flowing. I agree with them though, Latin players are ruining the game. Players like Albert Pujols, Carlos Beltran, Pedro Martinez, Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, and Adrian Beltre are like a noose around the neck of baseball.

I’ve got news for players like Hunter and Sheffield, maybe it’s because there is no interest in your sport. Did you ever stop to think that kids would rather be like Mike than be like Torii? Or maybe they’d rather be like Dwight Howard rather than Ryan Howard? No one contests the fact that football is king in the States these days, and in the black community ( I know I’m going out on a limb here) basketball is a close second or maybe even first. I’m sorry, there is just not enough interest in baseball these days, deal with it. People in the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela play fucking baseball. That’s all they play. Well, besides futbol, and soccer sucks.

Hey, I’m all for equality in sports and other aspects of life, but making an issue out of it won’t make it go away. Yes, there are fewer black players in the bigs than 20 years ago, but not because of the reasons Sheffield and Hunter are cooking up. I don’t think general managers around the league are avoiding black players to make their teams easier to control, or not inflate their payrolls. It’s all about winning, not the man keeping you down. Maybe Sheffield should ask himself why he’s played for 24 teams in his career. Maybe Hunter should be more concerned and focused on the game with his team playing .500 ball while the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers run away with the AL Central. So, Torii Hunter and Gary Sheffield, shut the fuck up.