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Casady1

(2,133 posts) Sat Jun 3, 2023, 05:03 PM Jun 2023

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entirely populated by white people. Baseball is so expensive to play that most minorities bypass the sport.

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College baseball is almost [View all] Casady1 Jun 2023 OP

It's not just college. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2023 #1

Where did you get those numbers? onenote Jun 2023 #3

here Ferrets are Cool Jun 2023 #4

Not sure what those numbers reflect, but 1.7% of professional baseball players aren't women. onenote Jun 2023 #6

That site says the average salary in MLB is 52k. Mosby Jun 2023 #9

I wonder if they may be including minor league baseball in those averages. Mr.Bill Jun 2023 #33

The minimun salary for a MLB player this season is $720,000. The average cannot be 52k. FSogol Jun 2023 #57

! This entire thread is nonsense! we can do it Jun 2023 #63

If it's just the cost, how is it that over 150 major leaguers are from the Dominican Republic? onenote Jun 2023 #2

Caribbean Casady1 Jun 2023 #91

I don't think you get to decide what is or isn't part of a discussion on this board. onenote Jun 2023 #108

Baseball lost its preeminence as the top sport in America decades ago. brush Jun 2023 #5

Ton's of 3 point shots Casady1 Jun 2023 #14

But basketball and football have filled arenas. brush Jun 2023 #35

Can't speak for every minority group but basketball is far and away the most popular sport Takket Jun 2023 #7

Go back to Willie Mays Casady1 Jun 2023 #12

college baseball isn't as popular because you are still years from MLB Takket Jun 2023 #23

Not quite. Football is even more expensive to play than baseball... brush Jun 2023 #36

It really depends on how you play and who bears the cost. I have ... Whiskeytide Jun 2023 #74

Your saying "he has never played travel orleague football makes my point. brush Jun 2023 #75

I'm not sure what point you see each of us countering. You said that ... Whiskeytide Jun 2023 #81

There are a lot Casady1 Jun 2023 #90

My point is that football is at least as expensive as baseball. brush Jun 2023 #92

How much experience Casady1 Jun 2023 #94

Played all of them. Football equipment is expensive. Been there, done that. brush Jun 2023 #95

What years did you participate? Casady1 Jun 2023 #96

I'm sorry. That's just wrong from the player's perspective. A travel .... Whiskeytide Jun 2023 #99

Football equipment,shoulder pads, other pads, helmet, shoes, uniforms, travel expenses... brush Jun 2023 #101

But my entire point is that the PLAYER doesn't ... Whiskeytide Jun 2023 #105

Ok, but isn't this OP about college baseball? brush Jun 2023 #107

You got it right Casady1 Jun 2023 #102

Thanks. It's a little tiring. I need a whiskey. n/t Whiskeytide Jun 2023 #106

huh... interesting i looked it up, the numbers of whites in D-1 mens baseball is shrinking ever year Takket Jun 2023 #8

no Celerity Jun 2023 #10

The cost of baseball I mentioned is in Casady1 Jun 2023 #11

Disagree, and you did not effectively rebut my points at all IMHO. You are sliding goalposts and Celerity Jun 2023 #16

Funny last Casady1 Jun 2023 #19

anecdotal and also non responsive to my points, you are just repeating your original argument nt Celerity Jun 2023 #22

When was last Casady1 Jun 2023 #26

logical fallacy Celerity Jun 2023 #27

Whatever Casady1 Jun 2023 #79

I am not a 'Mr' nor a 'guy', and you are simply using more fallacies (ad hominem attacks) which only Celerity Jun 2023 #123

Outfitting a youth football team costs more than outfitting a youth baseball team. onenote Jun 2023 #46

Football is at least as expensive to play as baseball, from high school to college... brush Jun 2023 #70

That's cheep. hardluck Jun 2023 #71

Swimming is also expensive xmas74 Jun 2023 #124

Bats and gloves aren't nearly that much Polybius Jun 2023 #73

Go look at the prices Casady1 Jun 2023 #93

Overpriced and exceptional equiptment Polybius Jun 2023 #109

When was the last time Casady1 Jun 2023 #112

2020 myself Polybius Jun 2023 #115

Why do you people Casady1 Jun 2023 #113

I have been involved Polybius Jun 2023 #114

Why do you think that what gets kids playing baseball ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #118

Football is more evpensive to play than baseball even. brush Jun 2023 #37

They don't have travel baseball in those countries jmowreader Jun 2023 #89

more non responsiveness to my points nt Celerity Jun 2023 #97

You're confusing apples and oranges ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #121

on the actual subject... Snooper9 Jun 2023 #122

you're right about the number of players from often poor countries in MLB, but that is a separate fishwax Jun 2023 #110

Best post on this thread, helps to clarify the issue. radius777 Jun 2023 #116

What do you base that on? lpbk2713 Jun 2023 #13

I coached Casady1 Jun 2023 #15

Good glove and bat in the youth program is between $400-$600 edisdead Jun 2023 #17

This is true Casady1 Jun 2023 #20

of course both my kids play hockey edisdead Jun 2023 #24

Louisville Slugger around $40... WarGamer Jun 2023 #18

Lol Casady1 Jun 2023 #21

But kids get into baseball and football before they're 11 years old onenote Jun 2023 #47

a $40 glove is garbage. edisdead Jun 2023 #25

Football is even more expensive to play. brush Jun 2023 #39

As others have said - it's about interest level not race or class when it comes radius777 Jun 2023 #28

Caribbean players Casady1 Jun 2023 #30

How are they not relevant? The claim was the expense kept POC from playing baseball in the US onenote Jun 2023 #48

This applies to the USA Casady1 Jun 2023 #54

Yes. A very poor environment. Which undercuts the argument that cost explains the dearth of onenote Jun 2023 #62

When was the last time you coached Casady1 Jun 2023 #80

Not relevant. The same kids that you say can't afford baseball can afford football. onenote Jun 2023 #82

There are many poor countries in the world radius777 Jun 2023 #69

Latin and Asian countries don't have highschool ad college football. brush Jun 2023 #40

Simply not true that baseball has lost appeal - it is 2nd behind the NFL radius777 Jun 2023 #41

If you play 162 games of course you'll have more revenue... brush Jun 2023 #43

And demand for baseball endures despite that long season. radius777 Jun 2023 #66

That's why it's a favorite of white people. underpants Jun 2023 #29

Are you saying it's a favorite of white people TexasDem69 Jun 2023 #34

Yes. underpants Jun 2023 #45

So that's why white America's hate football? lol EX500rider Jun 2023 #64

If lack of blacks make a sport more popular with whites then please explain the NHL to me Takket Jun 2023 #44

What do you mean? There are hardly any Black NHL players either... brush Jun 2023 #68

exactly...... Takket Jun 2023 #76

I don't quite get that logic. Hockey is Canadian origin and started with just 6 original teams... brush Jun 2023 #77

I doubt that many people distinguish between a Black player from the Dominican Republic onenote Jun 2023 #49

In your opinion Casady1 Jun 2023 #55

So is football. But minorities predominate in football. onenote Jun 2023 #61

+1. This argument that 'baseball is too expensive to play' is absurd. radius777 Jun 2023 #67

Is baseball more popular among whites than Football ? JI7 Jun 2023 #104

this quickly becomes a "Black poor" thread. Gymnastics and Ice skating is pricey for parents BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 2023 #31

Same was said about tennis and golf too treestar Jun 2023 #56

Maybe it's because baseball bamagal62 Jun 2023 #32

+1. They should keep stats on tobacco spitting and crotch scratching dalton99a Jun 2023 #38

Yep. A lot of standing bamagal62 Jun 2023 #42

There's a lot of standing around in football. onenote Jun 2023 #51

There's little real action in football TexasDem69 Jun 2023 #87

There's some irony in this AntivaxHunters Jun 2023 #50

Your living in the past Casady1 Jun 2023 #58

"Most minorities bypass the sport" flvegan Jun 2023 #52

American minorities Casady1 Jun 2023 #59

You keep saying that but you never explain why its a separate issue. onenote Jun 2023 #83

It is expensive but more about options and optics Buckeyeblue Jun 2023 #53

There are scholarships Casady1 Jun 2023 #60

There are 11.7 scholarships per team in college baseball TexasDem69 Jun 2023 #85

Not enough for a team Casady1 Jun 2023 #86

That wasn't what you said TexasDem69 Jun 2023 #88

Excellent recap. underpants Jun 2023 #65

The kids are better now because of the training they get Buckeyeblue Jun 2023 #72

Red shirting and hockey players underpants Jun 2023 #78

Honestly Casady1 Jun 2023 #84

That's the problem with our national soccer program. underpants Jun 2023 #98

My friend is very involved with Casady1 Jun 2023 #100

It just has to do with lack of interest. Maybe there could be more effort JI7 Jun 2023 #103

THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 "reach out and try to get more diverse groups " is what multiple studies done by uponit7771 Jun 2023 #111

How much more diverse do they need to be? ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #119

Baseball isn't really all that expensive ExWhoDoesntCare Jun 2023 #117

um, not- Snooper9 Jun 2023 #120