JayRob
TigaPaw
I can respect this comment, but not even trying to recruit Black players, I can't.
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That's not what he's saying though. He's saying he wants to recruit black players all things being equal, but hasn't been successful (for whatever reasons) and has to -- to his chagrin --- rely on recruiting whites and Hispanic players as a result.
JayRob
TigaPaw
That why I can respect that comment. I wasn't saying that this particular person wasn't even trying to recruit Black players.
But you accuse coaches of not trying though
JayRob
TigaPaw
I said some.....not all.
That's the same thing I said further up in the thread.....
the band fan
Baseball Fan
its about winning in today's society and in sports where we're not the majority, what do you do? Turn on the CWS and there aren't many playing either with a few sprinkled on the bench.
Raoul
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Black baseball in the community is on the rise again. The beginning problem for black baseball is Dad/Pops/Babydaddy is not in the house and/or not around. It is an activity that lends itself to man and child in the yard (we in apartments also). Also daddy didn't learn the game from his dad. Another piece to the puzzle is cost especially when it comes to higher end play. Then we have a problem with skills vs athletisism. Many of the black kids that are playing come from subrban area also.
Softball is very different currently.
Softball is very different currently.
I've noticed in some areas that kids are playing football year round now. Like there are legit spring football leagues that kids are participating in.
When I was growing up, we had baseball parks where 85% of the kids playing were black...it's hard to find that many black kids playing baseball nowadays...and the ones that do play it while young, are giving it up in middle/high school.
When I was growing up, we had baseball parks where 85% of the kids playing were black...it's hard to find that many black kids playing baseball nowadays...and the ones that do play it while young, are giving it up in middle/high school.
number1
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Because most of our middle schools don't offer baseball and softball, and there's no community league for players of that age. So all of the students try to get on the football and basketball teams.
If dad not being in the home contributes to a lack of black baseball players, how do explain all these fatherless kids playing football?
TSUalum05
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In my city of Humble, Tx - peewee football teams are playing spring football. Its crazy. I saw a team practicing in full gear in March of this year.
I think it is moreso the cost of all of the equipment that goes into playing organized baseball, or even an informal pickup game in the neighborhood. I grew up in the country and my mom and my aunts played in in the adult softball leagues so anytime we wanted to get a co-ed baseball/softball game going out in the rural area, we had the space and could piecemeal together enough equipment to have a game. My parents yard and the pastures around the house are pretty large enough, which gave us room to play without worrying about hitting someones house. Plus between my mom and my aunt we could piece together enough gloves, bats, and balls. That is not always the case for a lot of kids. So it was rare for the kids who lived "in town" to have a pick-up softball/baseball game or even kickball game, like we were accustomed to doing. But they would could easily get a pickup game going with only one football or basketball needed. I know kids have more access to things now since black some middle to upper class parents are pushing their kids to play premier baseball/softball leagues, but just thinking back to how it was 15 to 20 years ago when I was in middle/junior high school. Just a thought......