BASEBALL? IS TO IRONMAG AS LIGITIMATE MEDICINE IS TO BALCO.

SOMEHOW, U FIND SUPPORT FOR A RACIALLY MOTIVATED CONCEPT IN IRONMAG? AND SOMEHOW THAT’S RELEVANT? BBLB, WE SUFFER A LOT OF FOOLISH CONCEPTS ON THESE BOARDS, PERHAPS YOURS & GOOD OLE IRONHEAD MAGAZINE IS ONE TOO MANY?

I’m White ok thats out of the way….

I grew up in the 60′s where using the N Word was tolerated and before there was any marching being done in Selma or Washington….

My Father was a cop during this era so you KNOW I was as exposed to racist language as much as anyone maybe even heard more than most minorities at the time heard!

My favorite player on the 69 Mets was Tommy Agee (Definitly not WHITE!)

Since I’m White and don’t have any racist tendencies (just look at my defense of having a rotunda in the name of Jackie Robinson for proof of this)…
POOF goes the notion that ALL WHITE people feel the way that is being described!

And for a minority to come out and accuse ALL white people of being Racist is about as Racist as a White guy saying Blacks are all lazy freeloading criminals as if all are criminals, all are on welfare and all are lazy and refuse to work!

There is only one way to ever get rid of racism….
STOP BEING RACIST!

Because every time you act racist it inspires someone else to STAY racist in retaliation!

Just stop it!

Truth of the matter here with all this political correctness is that the word isn’t what is racist, it’s the person that uses it!

A black man being called the N word was only derrogatory because it identified him as BLACK which was supposed to be insulting….
Is it insulting to be black? Of course it isn’t! Be Proud, Don’t fear words or even feelings expressed in those words….

Because you shouldbe proud of what you are and if you are not and can be insulted because some word was used to point it out you got a bigger problem than any racist….
You have Self Esteem issues and there is no legislation or Social convention that can correct that problem….

Just be proud of what you are, and feel sorry for those who think your less because those are the ones who are lesser!

What is key to equality is how you feel about yourself not how others feel about you over superficial means….

That out of the way….
Did some have a problem with Los Mets?
Yep! But they were pretty much shut up when the Mets made the playoffs in 2006 and anyone who paid them any attention was no smarter than someone who sat in thier basement waiting for the end of the world last week….

If you pay any attention to an idiot then blame yourself not the idiot is the moral of the story here!

@ A TIME WHEN THE FIRST LADY OF THE LBJ ADMINISTRATION WAS RALYING A BEAUTIFICATION OF AMERICAN ROADWAYS RAILING AGAINST BILLBOARDS THE BLOCKED SCENERY FROM VIEW. I CERTAINLY WAS SHOCKED NEARLY BEYOND WORDS TO, UPON CROSSING FROM VA INTO NC IN LIEU OF THE TYPICAL “WELCOME TO TARHEEL STATE” CUTSIE BAREWLY NOTICABLE STATELINE DEMARCATION WHEN INSTEAD I QWAS CONFRONTED & AFRONTED WITH ONE OF THE BIGGEST DAMNED BILLBOARDS I’D EVER SEEN PAINTED WITH A BLOOD RED BACKGROUND WHILE DEPICTING A FULLY WHITE SHEETED, COWLED SWORSMAN ATOP A REARING WHITE HORSE HOLDING ALOFT IN A “CHARGE” POSITION HIS FLAMING SWORD DIRECTLU UNDER THIS BOLSD ENCRPTIAN…”WELKOME TO KLAN KOUNTRY” AS A ROMAN CATHOLIC I’D ALREASDY BEEN TAUGHT THE 3 K ENCRPTIAN
THREATENED AS THEYSAID AT THE TIME….kolored…kikes…katholics NOTE LOWER CASE DELIBERATE NOT TO LEND ANY MORE CREDENCE TO THE SLUR INTENTIONED

TODAY, I LIVE IN NC WHERE OVER THE PAST 15 YRS I’VE SEEN ZERO EVIDENCE OF THAT GROUP’S ACTIVITIES; BUT I’D BE STUPID TO BELIEVE THEY NO LONGER EXISTED OFFICIALL OR OTHERWISE, INDIVIDUALLY. TO LEND THEM ANY ADDITIONA CREDIBILITY IS, IMO, EMPOWERING THEM BEYOND THEIR DUE CONSIDERATIOON AS I BELIEVE ALL ILLNARTURED BELIEFS TEND TO SUCCOMB TO WHITHERING IN SELF CONSUMPTION SANS NOTERIETY

BBLB, AS I’VE SAID B4 WHILE I’VE NEVER EXPERIENCED DIRECT RACIAL BIGOTRY TO MY KNOWLEDGE I DO NOT FEEL QUALIFIED TO CONVERSE IN IT WITH ANY BETTER TERMS; BUT MY OWN INEPT ABILITY TO ATTEMPT TO RELATE; HOWEVER WHILE IGNORING EVIL’S EXISTANCE IS NEVER4 WISE, ALLOWING IT TO TAINT YOUR OWN PERSPECTIVE WHEN NOT OBVIOUSLY IN PLAY IS FOOLHARDY, AGAIN IMO.

BINGO !

Bonus, we can also put him in the bullpen if all else fails.

I just thought he was a foreigner! LOL

BESIDES AS I EUPHEMISTICALLY POINTED OUT, TO MY COUSIN, @ THE TIME, I THOUGHT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON WAS SUPPOSEDLY THE FIRST “BLACK ” PRESIDENT

SREAKER, AS I DON’T CONSIDER MYSELF QUALIFIED TO SPEAK FOR ANYONE; BUT MYSELF, I CAN COMFORTABLY & EMPHATICALLY SHOUT THAT THE MATTER OF RACE HAS NEVER BEEN A NOTICABLE FACTOR IN MY EXERCISING MY JUDGEMENT ON ANY MATTER, I WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE I’M NOT TERRIBLY DIFFERENT THAN MOST OF MY FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE SOCALLED MAJORITY

IN FACT, I HAVE TO REALLY STRETCH MY IMAGINATION TO CONCEIVE OF ANY CIRCUMSTANCE WHEN MY OWN RACIAL COMPONENT WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT CONSIDERATION IN MY LIFE. AS SUCH, I ACCEPT MY INEPTITUDE @ EVER BEING IN THE SHOES OF SOMENE WHO’S RACE BECOMES THEIR DOMINANT SELF-IDENTIFIER.

Robinson Cano’s father named him after Jackie Robinson…

In D.R. Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente are hero’s for kids…

Most 12 year old kids in this country probably dont know who either player is or at most, just a bit

just a coincidence ?

AS A 63 YR OLD CAUCASIAN OF ITALIAN/IRISH DESCENT I CAN HONESTLY TELL U AS A MATTER OF FACT, 99 DAYS OUT OF 99 I WOUILD NEVER PAY ANY ATTENTTION TO THE RACE OF A CASHIER EVEN IF I WERE TTHE ONLY CUSTOMER IN THE STORE.; HOWEVER, I CAN HONESTLY STATE THAt now u mention it i’m unluikely to ever be able to say ythat again. as a father whose beloved grandfather was an unsophisticated, poorly educated laborer who was the most bigoted man i’d ever personally met i can proudly relate one of my finest feelings occurred when my now 43 yr old daughter came home from her very first day of daycare.
SHE WAS ALL VERY EXCITED ABOUT HER NEW “BESTEST FRIEND” SHE DOMINATED THE DINNER TABLE CONVERSATION TELLING US IN GREAT DETAIL EVER SCRAP OF INFORMATION REGARDING THIS NEW RELATIONSHIP TO THE POINT HER MOTHER & I FELT WE KNEW “ALL THER WAS TO KNOW” ABOUT THIS NEW LITTLE GIRL(WHOSE NAME I’VE FORGOTTEN) WELL BACK TO ME SWELLING WITH PRIDE, JUST IMAGINE HOW I FELT MEETING THE ONLY AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENT IN THE CLASS, A LITTLE DETAIL MY DAUGHTER FOUND UNEVENTFUL ^& UNIMPORTANT JUST AS IT SHOULD BE!

STREAKER, THRERE ARE MANY HERE WHO’LL EXPLAIN MY USAGE OF CAPSLOCK AS A PREFERENCE.

AS A RELATIVELY NEW, YET SOMEWHAT MYOPIC, CONTRIBUTOR, I’D SUGGEST U CONCENTRATE, LIKE MY DAUGHTER, ON WHAT’S MOST IMPORTANT HERE, CONTENT & CONTEXT Vs PRESENTATION

LMAO

You need to remove the word talent from that job description.

Paul Depo is a talent evaluator as much as Luis Castillo is a power hitter

I love how you refuse to use context in your argument.

Castillo could save a dozen kids from a burning hut in Africa and he still would’ve gotten booed

NY = Results Oriented Town

u mean the same guy that has posted these numbers in the 2nd half for the past 4 seasons ?

2009 – http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=wrighda03&year=2009&t=b#half

2010 – http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=wrighda03&year=2010&t=b#half

2011 – http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=wrighda03&year=2011&t=b#half

2012 – http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=wrighda03&year=2012&t=b#half

I love how you guys pick and choose your stories.

PERSONALLY, I’VE BELIEVED BAY WAS MORE OVERWHELMED BY HIS PAYCHECK THAN HIS ENVIRONEMENT(CITIFIELD IN NYC)

TOO MANY FORGET THAT THERE WERE 2 LF OPTIONS @ THE TOP OF THE F/A OUTFIELD MARKET AT THE TIME BAY WAS SIGNED, THE OPTIONS EWRE OBVIOUS AS BORIS’ CLIENT MATT HJOLIDAY WAS CONSUMUING A BIG BITE OF STL BUDGET BAY WAS AVAILABLE AT A COMPARATIVE BARGAIN DEAL.

I SINCERELY DOUBT EVEN THE MOST ARDENT MINAYA SUPPORTER COULD LOGICALLY ARGUE HIS ABILITY TO CRAFT A LEGITIMATE, VIABLE CONTRACT.
IMO OMAR WAS TO BUSINESS OPERATIONS WHAT ALDERSON IS TO TALENT EVALUATION. WITHOUT ALDERSON’S TALENT EVALUATING ALTER-EGO, DiPODESTA THE METS WOULD VBE MUCH WORSE OFF, PERHAPS A NORTHERN FISH, “GUPPIRES” TO LAURIA’S MARLINS…

if Sandy is not going to add to the OF via free-agency this year…..when is he going to do it ?

not next year…cuz its a sellers market….
not the year after….
or the year after…