Sheffield Off Mark On Racism - July 16, 2007 - The New York Sun

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N.Y. Sun: Marchman: Sheffield Off Mark On Racism
Published 7/16/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
N.Y. Sun: Marchman: Sheffield Off Mark On Racism Marchman: Certainly not all the way hack. None of this is an argument for sensitivity for its own sake, but Sheffield and Lofton have made really unusual and extraordinary claims, for which there are only so many explanations. The Yankees may be a truly racist organization; the players may be lying; the players may be spoiled jocks looking for reasons to feel disrespected, Torre may be a cad. Finally, there may be real, if relatively minor, issues here, nearly inextricable from egotism, managerial thoughtlessness, and baseball s historically racist culture, which can lead people to see racism where there is none. This last explanation seems the likeliest for what went wrong here. It really wouldn t hurt the Yankees at all to keep the problem in mind when they start looking for a new manager, as they probably will after this season. It s hard enough to run a ballclub without this sort of no ...

Why is Everyone Surprised by Gary Sheffield’s Commments?
Published 7/16/2007 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... ; Sheffield has Kenny Lofton backing him. ...