That was the time frame? We are talking ten years ago! (Schott sold the team in 1999).
But your point does allow me to press my contention that the whole steroids era was a plot to keep the sport of baseball white. Barry Bonds (Sammy Sosa, Alex Rodriques, Manny Ramirez, et al) have been tarred with a black brush as "steroid cheaters" but the real reason Major League Baseball looked the other way all those years is because steroids made stars of marginal white players like Brady Anderson and, yes, Mark McGwire. Barry Bonds could have, would have, should have won more MVPs, won more homerun titles AND been inducted into Baseball's Hall of Fame but he could not STAND that McGwire was stealing all of his thunder when he (Bonds) KNEW McGwire was juicing. I will never forget the post game interview at McGwire's locker where you could clearly see the body of steriods on the locker's top shelf. That is how open a secret it was that white players were cheating and everyone in Major League baseball knew about it. ~(no)rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@...> wrote: > > It was the time frame. At the time everyone was hiring black players, and > players from the Dominican Republic. There were a lot more players of color > at the time on times nationally. > > The actual number of black players has gone down significantly. So much so > that they have started inner city baseball leagues to get black kids > interested in baseball again. > > On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 7:05 AM, Kelwyn <ravena...@...> wrote: > > > Chastising Marge Schott for having the "whitest team in baseball" is like > > calling someone the tallest midget. She had two black starting position > > players: Eric Davis and Barry Larkin. The current Milwaukee Brewers have > > exactly TWO everyday starting position players of the negro persuasion: > > Prince Fielder and Mike Cameron. The Central Division champion St. Louis > > Cardinals have ZERO African-Americans in their everyday line-up. The New > > York freaking Yankees have one: Derek Jeter. > > > > ~(no)rave! > > > > > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <HelloMahogany@> wrote: > > > > > > During Marge Schott's reign, they had the "whitest team in baseball." > > That > > > quote was from a white announcer that I heard make that quote back in the > > > day. A lot of rich bigots gave to charity but it was probably more of a > > tax > > > write off than generosity. > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Kelwyn <ravenadal@> wrote: > > > > > > > As a devout believer in the redoubtable science of paradox, I suggest > > that > > > > Rush might be the best professional sports team owner, ever. A > > physical > > > > blob himself, Rush secretly adores extraordinary physical specimens - > > and, > > > > like most racists he harbors a grudging respect for supremely gifted > > black > > > > people - plus he LOVES football. > > > > > > > > Marge Schott, the former owner of the Cincinnati Reds was a > > conservative > > > > troglodyte (and self-avowed Adolf Hitler sympathizer) but her players > > adored > > > > her. She doted on them like a fraternity house mother. And, for the > > most > > > > part, she was a good if frugal owner. Fans praised her efforts to keep > > > > ticket and concession prices low. She loved children (she was unable to > > have > > > > any of her own) and always allowed any child in attendance before a > > home > > > > game to come down to the playing field and run to deep center field and > > > > back. > > > > > > > > "I think people are remembered for the good things they do when they're > > > > gone," Reds shortstop Barry Larkin said. "Now that she's gone, they > > will > > > > remember the parties she had to raise money for kids, her involvement > > with > > > > the zoo, her giving to minority programs. She gave to minority programs > > > > before her racist comments came out." > > > > > > > > I, personally, think Fat Rush would be a Mark Cuban type of owner - > > > > lavishing luxuries on his overpaid athletic employees - while > > continuing to > > > > spew his racist blather on the radio. > > > > > > > > And why shouldn't a shameless rodeo clown follow a gold digging > > showgirl as > > > > owner of the St. Louis Rams. > > > > > > > > Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your point of view), Rush > > would > > > > inevitably say something stupid that would get him banned (in the way > > Schott > > > > was banned from running her own team from 1996 through 1998 - she sold > > the > > > > team for a $54 million profit in 1999) from the NFL - which is why his > > bid > > > > may not be approved. > > > > > > > > ~rave! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <HelloMahogany@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Remember that woman that used to own the Reds back in the late 80s > > early > > > > > 90s? That was a similar situation. She was just about as bad as rush. > > > > > > > > > > I agree with Daryle on the importance of ownership. There should be > > more > > > > > teams with black owners. Carmello should buy a couple. > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 4:50 AM, Daryle Lockhart > > > > > <daryle@>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Very important to note that such a move would have to be approved > > by > > > > the > > > > > > owners association of the NFL, a board that now includes Venus and > > > > Serena > > > > > > Williams. > > > > > > > > > > > > This, friends, is why it's important to focus on ownership instead > > of > > > > being > > > > > > an employee all the time. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Oct 11, 2009, at 7:42 AM, Martin Baxter <truthseeker013@> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I still don't think it would be total. Too many of these guys are > > > > enamored > > > > > > of the money. > > > > > > > > > > > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who > > in > > > > > > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik>http://www.youtube > > > > > > .com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > From: HelloMahogany@ > > > > > > Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:27:44 -0700 > > > > > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] African American Football players say > > they > > > > won't > > > > > > work for Rush > > > > > > > > > > > > That is possible, but what if it gained momentum? For example, > > there > > > > is > > > > > > pressure from celebs and so on? That is what I am hoping. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 4:19 AM, Martin Baxter <truthseeker013@ > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mr Worf, Ed Schultz had Stephen A Smith on his show last week to > > talk > > > > about > > > > > > this. Stephen said that it wouldn't entirely fly, because some > > players, > > > > > > regardless of color or distaste of the man, would still sign for > > him, > > > > > > because the color of the the money is all that matters to them. > > > > > > > > > > > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who > > in > > > > > > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > From: HelloMahogany@ > > > > > > Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:05:32 -0700 > > > > > > Subject: [scifinoir2] African American Football players say they > > won't > > > > work > > > > > > for Rush > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I couldn't pass this story up. Rush Limbaugh wants to buy the St. > > > > Louis > > > > > > Rams, black players say they would boycott the team. I don't blame > > them > > > > at > > > > > > all. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-random11-2009oct11,0,6499393.story > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Bringing diversity to perversity for over 9 years! > > > > > > Mahogany at: > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. Get it > > now.< > > > > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Bringing diversity to perversity for over 9 years! > > > > > > Mahogany at: > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. 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