MLB doubled down on its radical racial chic with a web page of recommended readings, activities and discussion topics to observe the first anniversary of George Floyd's death. MLB has a wonderful and important story to tell about racial integration as it confronted the issue before Truman integrated the military, before SCOTUS decided Brown v. Board of Education, before congress passed meaningful civil rights laws, and while Jim Crow laws flourished in many places in America. Instead of telling its compelling story, MLB embraces the "anti-racism" schtick imbedded in CRT, endorses the historical inaccuracies in the 1619 Project, and adopts the whites are racists themes advanced by Robin DiAngelo and others.
MLB must think its fans are racists ignorant goons. The condescension imbedded in its race messaging is palpable. This isn't the fan base I know.
Im not suggesting the topic or race should be hidden or kept in the shadows. What I am saying that we have made huge racial progress in the US and MLB is a very significant part of that progress. The ball parks are places of common interests and mostly devoid of the racial and other strife going on beyond the gates. How many here have "high-fived" a person of color outside of a ball park? And this isn't just about MLB. Baseball from little league to majors is about common purpose and friendships that go beyond race. Instead of bringing the current off-field racial strife into the ball parks, baseball should be sending its own message out through its gates and into the community.
Tony Gwynn is one of many minorities who could hit the hell out of the ball. Hundreds of players have left their marks including those in the Negro Leagues. Their stories are important. Their stories should be part of the MLB story.
MLB must think its fans are racists ignorant goons. The condescension imbedded in its race messaging is palpable. This isn't the fan base I know.
Im not suggesting the topic or race should be hidden or kept in the shadows. What I am saying that we have made huge racial progress in the US and MLB is a very significant part of that progress. The ball parks are places of common interests and mostly devoid of the racial and other strife going on beyond the gates. How many here have "high-fived" a person of color outside of a ball park? And this isn't just about MLB. Baseball from little league to majors is about common purpose and friendships that go beyond race. Instead of bringing the current off-field racial strife into the ball parks, baseball should be sending its own message out through its gates and into the community.
Tony Gwynn is one of many minorities who could hit the hell out of the ball. Hundreds of players have left their marks including those in the Negro Leagues. Their stories are important. Their stories should be part of the MLB story.