ThaVirus |
04-11-2013 10:27 AM |
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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch
(Post 9577287)
It's the urban black culture. Nobody there likes baseball all that much. I see no reason to blame MLB on that. What did they do to cause that?
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Pretty much this. Baseball is ****ing huge in the Dominican Republic where a great deal of its population is black. Not so much here in America for whatever reasons.
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Originally Posted by Goldmember
(Post 9577293)
Maybe Latino players are beating them out? About a year ago, I read somewhere that poorer black families in the US can't afford to send their kids to the baseball camps and leagues that showcase talents. Maybe a combination of both?
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Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco
(Post 9577655)
I can play basketball with 2 people. Baseball? Only on Xbox. You need at least ten people. Plus, baseball is ****ing boring and it's barely athletic.
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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
(Post 9577667)
Good luck finding a place to ply your craft if you're a baseball player in an inner city.
This isn't a new thing. There was a program a few years ago called RBI-Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities.
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These are all reasons I'd cite, if prodded.
-Need a diamond and large field, preferably away from cars/windows. Where are you going to find that in an urban area?
-Need at least 6 or 7 people per team to cover bases, pitch, catch, and cover the outfield.
-Need gloves, the ball, bats and makeshift bases.
Takes too much shit to get going. You can grab a basketball and play by your damn self if need be. For football, you just need a big area and a handful of people for a full-fledged game- even less if you just want to go play catch or "smear the queer" or whatever. Plus it's boring as all balls.
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