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Originally Posted by Munchkin03
Control? Sheff's sounding a teensy bit foolish.
I think it's because many, many black kids (and their families) think that if they have a shot of getting a college scholarship or making it as a big-time athlete, it's in basketball or football. Think about it...some of the most famous black athletes are and have been basketball or football players. Families push their kids into basketball or football because they think it's going to be their ticket. Baseball...not so much.
Plus, black America used to be more rural, and there was more space/opportunities to play baseball. Now, as the population has become more urban, it's not as common. There aren't a ton of ball fields in the city.
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Exactly: baseball is a much tougher road to the big-time/big money than the other sports. You're generally talking, at the very least, a year or two before guys make their major league debuts, even if you're a college player.
Plus, with arbitration in baseball, you'll likely have to wait a year or two longer for max contracts than you would in football or basketball.
I think Sheff says some interesting things, but this was not one of his finer moments. I think TonyB, Munchkin, and RC are a little bit closer to the truth.