(04-18-2014 08:49 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  My son is a 5-year old basketball phenomenon. It is literally all he does. Not sure how far he'll be able to take it... I am 5'10" and slow and my wife is 5'7" and heavyset, but the only kids his age at the YMCA league that can play at his level are black. They are faster, but he has better shooting and handling skills. Both of us are white and neither of us have athletes in the family.

(04-19-2014 05:55 AM)VA49er Wrote:  

(04-18-2014 09:20 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  

(04-18-2014 04:24 PM)VA49er Wrote:  Blacks are gravitating more towards basketball, football, etc. instead of baseball. Not really that big a deal; unless someone makes it a big deal by playing some sort of race card.

I think lost money is the commissioner's concern. There are a lot of black people in Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, DC, New York, St. Louis, KC and others. Continued lack of interest from the 3rd largest purchasing power is a ton of revenue that is just floating around out there, just outside of MLB's reach.

You may say that the MLB has enough money to not worry about that this but, in the eyes of business, there's no such thing as enough money.

No doubt, it's always about money. However, this is just stupid. Not a lot of blacks in the NHL, is the NHL commissioner worried?