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Scrappy Players and “Latent Racism in Baseball”
Published 9/26/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
Chone Figgins, scrappy or not? Either way, interesting Q&A in Keith Law’s ESPN chat yesterday: Paul Philadelphia: I know this is a touchy subject and won’t get picked, but do you find anything disturbing/odd about how few of the “scraptacular” players out there are of non-white descent? SportsNation Keith Law: (1:17 PM ET ) There is no question in my mind that “scrappy” is a term used to elevate white players who are not that athletic. You almost never hear about unathletic black ...

Thursday Morning Items
Published 10/2/2008 by Sturminator (noreply@blogger.com) at Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville
... and a full season with Brad Richards in the mix gives them a really nice mix down the middle this season. The question marks come back on the blueline, where, with Sergei Zubov battling injury again, a lot of duties are going to fall to the likes of Matt Niskanen, Nicklas Grossman and Mark Fistric. Even so, that group proved its mettle in the postseason last year. Key player: Sergei Zubov Best Gameday Signs ever!…and at least 2 are from P1’s! Does Scrappy mean white? … Paul Philadelphia: I know this is a touchy ...