why is the old dude (the coach) giving the pc answers? the young dude was giving the correct answers. it's about recruitment and not enough programs in the inner city, and of course the expenses associated with baseball
When I was growing up in the 80's not many Black boys played baseball. Instead Black boys seem to prefer track. Both baseball and track happened around the same time(spring and summer). I've always been surprised that more Black boys didn't play. Even in the 80's there were a good number of Black-American players in MLB. Plus we once had a Negro League. So Blacks do have a history with baseball.
In 1991, 20% of all MLB players were Black. I know that this number is lower than in the NBA or NFL. But still overrepresented compared to the US population. The myth of Black people not being able to afford the necessary gear is bs In Cuba they play with sticks and self-made balls. Back in the days of the Negro Leagues, Baseball was the most prominent sport in the US. _"America's past time"._ Basketball was just gaining ground and a _"White men's sport"._ Football was a college sports. White colleges. From where the future pro teams largely recruited their players from. Baseball was just an _"all-people/races game"._
I'm the Co-Executive Director of 360 Sports Academy. This spring we're running a Sports Journalism class for innercity youth including Bonnie players. Would you be interested in guest teaching a class?
Bill, We are interested. Please email us at sportshl2008@gmail.com with further details and our Executive Producer Carl Coulanges will get into contact with you ASAP
Baseball is a skill sport requiring repetition. Even the greatest basketball player couldn’t thrive in baseball. Most black kids with athletic ability go to less skill demanding sports like basketball or football
It's a boring sport. I use to love playing baseball as a kid in the 80s , and I was Great, even won MVP Trophy for my team in 1984. But I grew out of it, like most Black Kids did with BASEBALL
I don’t buy the equipment argument. You need more equipment with football, helmet pads football pants. Baseball all you need is a ball and a glove and a simple wood bat. Even if you don’t have that you can use a broomstick and rubber ball and play stick ball.
I know I'm a little late but isn't football typically played on like a highschool team so you don't have to pay and football at that stage is a lot easier to learn then baseball
It's to hard to join and find programs then baseball don't have any examples like kobe,shaq,LeBron or the whole NFL and what about minor leagues get stuck in that situation and you'll never step up I've seen so many baseball cards like where is he now some cards have all minor league stats 1yr MLB then gone Negro league or forget about it...fax
I do think that the minor league system plays a roll. These kids are looking to get paid quick and baseball doesn’t provide that like basketball does. With basketball you don’t have to commit to 4 years and still have a shot at the NBA. College football is basically the development league for the NFL.
@@tonyschmitz1997 Very true. In the NFL and NBA, star college players are playing as rookies. In MLB, you have to play in the minors, sometimes for several years. The drafts actually mean something as well. The baseball draft not so much.
It's not that easy my son tried out and the black coach for ten yr olds wouldn't take our money and tried to hide the practice to another gym like smh my son won the pitching ace trophy at his prior program as well so he knows the game and the coach just didn't want him and the coach my son played for in starrite city his son made the team and he knew my son can kick ass and he act like he didn't even know us wtf be going on sometimes well any way I hope their sons made it to the MLB smh
Why is it, there is never a conversation about why Black children finish dead last in academics?? I believe that would be a more fruitful conversation to have. I mean in the end like 98% of the Black Boys who play baseball though out their lives will never make any money from it.
Number one reason baseball is dangerous, for Dominicans it is intergraded to culture , you walk around a Dominican neighborhood they are selling used equipment, they have baseball clinics, For Boys and girls, in Bronx we had an extremely strong school yard culture, Stick ball was the king,
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I grew up playing both, but for baseball you need more ppl. You can play basketball with a shitty $8 rubber ball and 1 person.
Baseball does little to promote the game to black kids who aren't Spanish.
Why the hell does the game have to promote it self to Black kids?? It does not promote it self to White kids, Asian kids.
why is the old dude (the coach) giving the pc answers? the young dude was giving the correct answers. it's about recruitment and not enough programs in the inner city, and of course the expenses associated with baseball
But they'll spend their mortgage on basketball sneakers.
@@dakruise1 you have problems.
When I was growing up in the 80's not many Black boys played baseball. Instead Black boys seem to prefer track. Both baseball and track happened around the same time(spring and summer). I've always been surprised that more Black boys didn't play. Even in the 80's there were a good number of Black-American players in MLB. Plus we once had a Negro League. So Blacks do have a history with baseball.
In 1991, 20% of all MLB players were Black. I know that this number is lower than in the NBA or NFL. But still overrepresented compared to the US population.
The myth of Black people not being able to afford the necessary gear is bs In Cuba they play with sticks and self-made balls.
Back in the days of the Negro Leagues, Baseball was the most prominent sport in the US. _"America's past time"._
Basketball was just gaining ground and a _"White men's sport"._
Football was a college sports. White colleges. From where the future pro teams largely recruited their players from.
Baseball was just an _"all-people/races game"._
They simply are not interested.
I'm the Co-Executive Director of 360 Sports Academy. This spring we're running a Sports Journalism class for innercity youth including Bonnie players. Would you be interested in guest teaching a class?
Bill,
We are interested. Please email us at sportshl2008@gmail.com with further details and our Executive Producer Carl Coulanges will get into contact with you ASAP
Baseball is a skill sport requiring repetition. Even the greatest basketball player couldn’t thrive in baseball. Most black kids with athletic ability go to less skill demanding sports like basketball or football
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It's a boring sport. I use to love playing baseball as a kid in the 80s , and I was Great, even won MVP Trophy for my team in 1984.
But I grew out of it, like most Black Kids did with BASEBALL
You didn’t grow out because it is actually boring, you grew out of it because you think it is boring.
I don’t buy the equipment argument. You need more equipment with football, helmet pads football pants. Baseball all you need is a ball and a glove and a simple wood bat. Even if you don’t have that you can use a broomstick and rubber ball and play stick ball.
I know I'm a little late but isn't football typically played on like a highschool team so you don't have to pay and football at that stage is a lot easier to learn then baseball
Cleats glove balls bats and 18 people 😂😭 cmon guy
@@hotspot131638837 plus when you play football casually you only need the ball
They dont have a father to introduce the game of baseball to them. Baseball is a generational sport.
Very informal!
King Arthur yhh brother
They are just not In big numbers we are 8 percent of the league not to mention theres alot of competition with Latinos and asians
HITTING A 95 MPH FASTBALL IS WHAT A PERSON WILL HAVE TO DO TO PLAY BASEBALL. NOW WE ARE TALKING MACHO!
It's to hard to join and find programs then baseball don't have any examples like kobe,shaq,LeBron or the whole NFL and what about minor leagues get stuck in that situation and you'll never step up I've seen so many baseball cards like where is he now some cards have all minor league stats 1yr MLB then gone Negro league or forget about it...fax
I do think that the minor league system plays a roll. These kids are looking to get paid quick and baseball doesn’t provide that like basketball does. With basketball you don’t have to commit to 4 years and still have a shot at the NBA. College football is basically the development league for the NFL.
@@tonyschmitz1997 Very true. In the NFL and NBA, star college players are playing as rookies. In MLB, you have to play in the minors, sometimes for several years. The drafts actually mean something as well. The baseball draft not so much.
It's not that easy my son tried out and the black coach for ten yr olds wouldn't take our money and tried to hide the practice to another gym like smh my son won the pitching ace trophy at his prior program as well so he knows the game and the coach just didn't want him and the coach my son played for in starrite city his son made the team and he knew my son can kick ass and he act like he didn't even know us wtf be going on sometimes well any way I hope their sons made it to the MLB smh
smh can't stand stuff like that there are some grimy coaches out there
@@fadercreek Yeah the coach purposely sabotaged my son’s efforts to make the team
@@kasheem1747 wishing the best for your son in the future
Why is it, there is never a conversation about why Black children finish dead last in academics?? I
believe that would be a more fruitful conversation to have. I mean in the end like 98% of the Black Boys who play baseball though out their lives will never make any money from it.
Bruh im committed to mighigan baseball team and im blavk
And?
Number one reason baseball is dangerous, for Dominicans it is intergraded to culture , you walk around a Dominican neighborhood they are selling used equipment, they have baseball clinics, For Boys and girls, in Bronx we had an extremely strong school yard culture, Stick ball was the king,
Because they all want to be drill rappers or RUclips creators.
I play it
Eze Grace play what
@@gomez3357 I play baseball
I played against the bonnies
Josh Henderson yeah me too we lost 6-1 I went 0 for 0 with a walk and stole two bases
We beat them 2 times tho
Here is the truth..
It's the culture difference
Because you can't shoot the opps with a bat.
@3:19 This nigga spittin
Shit I got baseball from my mom what chu mean
INCLUDE HISPANIC MEN INTO THE NBA OR NFL
How blacks do you see checking out books from the library?
marlon brando alot of them when I used to live in a predominanlty black neighborhood. Now not so much because my neighborhood is mostly Hispanic.
I check out books every other day what are you trying to say
marlon brando a lot
This backfired horribly.
My black ass can't read but I can play sports 🤣