Fewer blacks in baseball

"Politics, as a practise, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds." Henry Brooks Adams

It was 60 years ago that Jackie Robinson became the first black player in the major league baseball.

Now less than 9 percent of major league baseball players are black, though over 40 percent are from minority groups. This small percentage of blacks playing major league baseball has caused some news stories that decry this lack of black participation in baseball. They say something must be done!

These do good Samaritans are never satisfied. They fail to point out that since Jackie Robinson entered baseball, blacks have made enormous strides in basketball and football, where they are now around 85% of the players! Why is no one lamenting the decline of white player participation in basketball and football?

Bilbo Baggins