Comments on: Ken Rosenthal: Sox, Boston Not Minority-Friendly

By: Erich

Erich — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:04:42 +0000

I'm sure Mr. Rosenthal will write an article pointing out the ethnic imbalance in his profession very soon.

By: rhayat

rhayat — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 02:21:23 +0000

Why does he not whine about the NBA and NFL being disproportionately black? Clearly it’s because “diversity” is only a code-word for anti-white bias and hatred.

By: anon

anon — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:38:34 +0000

This column would have more validity if the Red Sox were a bad team made up of all one race.. But since they are not, how can you fault them?

By: Plaxico Rent-A-Car

Plaxico Rent-A-Car — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:55:00 +0000

How come there's a Red Sox and White Sox but no Black Sox? That's racist!

By: frank

frank — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:56:48 +0000

Somebody give Chris a column. Insightful, interesting, and in one paragraph covered the actual issue, the reason, and precedent for why.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:04:18 +0000

I think everyone is saying "minority" but means "Black." It is Black players who have had a problem in Boston, not Latino. Outside of sports, Boston is viewed as a racist town; so, I don't see why this is so surprising. The commenters here are referring to Dominicans when the issue is with Black players. There are no Black players on that team. Rosenthal made some comparison to the Phillies' Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins. There was no mention of Pedro Feliz or Carlos Ruiz because Rosenthal is talking about Black players. Descendants of former slaves in this country are not the same thing as people who came over from the Latin American countries. So, it is unfair to point out examples of Latino players as justification for not having Black players. Remember back in the days when Black players were not allowed to play in the Major Leagues, Latinos were.

By: No Thankyou

No Thankyou — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:52:20 +0000

who cares. get a grip

By: Vandy Is Dandy

Vandy Is Dandy — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:58:03 +0000

Much ado about nothing.

By: MinnyCooper

MinnyCooper — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:40:31 +0000

So the Red Sox want a "unassuming, conformist player". Then how do you explain Jonathan Papelbon?

By: Dunder Mifflin Security Guard

Dunder Mifflin Security Guard — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:08:43 +0000

Is Rosenthal suggesting the Red Sox change their name to the White Sox? Because that name's already taken.