Video - Rick Reilly wants to know: why all the white guys?

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  I have to speak to this idiocy. What the heck kind of a statement is that?! When these sentences were coming out of this buffoon's mouth, I was like,"Are you freaking kidding me?...Is this really the event to bring a statement like this to? Goodness! I didn't know that a person's ethnicity has direct bearing on their home run abilities...and what the freak is up w/ this tripe that Hispanics are the best atheletes, and that not having them at an event means a display that is "less than fresh"?! My first thought, as this man was speaking was, "I am offended as a white person!", then, "I am embarrassed as a white person!" I couldn't believe what I was hearing! Then, I was dying to hear the response from the other commentators...and nothing really came, except a, "That's interesting..." Now, upon seeing it again, I can tell that someone's saying, "Uh, yeah, but..." (translation: MOVE ON! LETS GET OFF THIS SUBJECT!) I can't believe that I didn't hear anything said about this on TV or the sports radio stations, unless I missed somethng. How racist! How ignorant! That's like saying, "A-Rod would be better at short stop, because he's Hispanic, whereas Jeter is Black and White...do the math..."  Gee, I thought this sport got started by White people? Gee, aren't the Home Run Kings Aaron and Ruth? Gee, neither are Hispanic, and both were born and raised in America...what went wrong? My next thought was, "Now, it's a good thing this came out of a White mouth, cause if this came from a Black and/or Hispanic mouth, we would not hear the end of it." I couldn't believe a White person was dissing White players... "A White Man's Club"?!God, we're not even safe from ourselves. Why would you presume to criticize players strictly because of their racial background? I have to admit, I didn't think this was going to be a very exciting home run derby, but race never came to mind. Is this idiot saying that if all the slots could've been filled w/ non-Whites, that would've been great? That takes us to a very scary place in 2008, if a lot of folks believe that. I was rooting for Lance Berkman, just because, but the night really got great when Josh Hamilton showed up...that was the highlight of the whole All-Star week, including the Game the next night (which ended up being fun, especially after the 8th inning...and, yes, I watched the whole, extended thing). I did become a Hamilton fan that night. That was just an incredible display! And that it happened at Yankee Stadium made it all the more fitting. By the way, Rick Reilly, Josh Hamilton just set a new MLB record for home runs in a Home Run Derby (28), breaking Bobby Abreu's (one of my favorite team's players) record of 24. Oh, by the way, Abreu's a Black Hispanic, and Hamilton's White...curious??? 

  Posted 7/18/2008 [reply] [flag]

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Rick Reilly Thinks There Are Too Many White People In The HR Derby
Published 7/15/2008 by Ryan Hudson at RealClearSports - Blog
"This is like a Kiwanis Club meeting!" Karl Ravech could not have wanted to change topics more quickly. Priceless.

Rick Reilly: What’s With All the White Guys in the Home Run Derby? Where are the Hispanics?
Published 7/15/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
We were going to wait another 30 minutes for Red Lasso to pick this up, but Real Clear Sports already grabbed it: “We got eight white guys here. This is like a Kiwanus Club meeting. We don’t have a single Hispanic player out here.” Guy’s got a point.

Rick Reilly wants more hispanics and less whites in the HRD
Published 7/15/2008 by houroc at SportFiends
Ok so talk about awkward. What are you supposed to do when you’re Karl Ravech, just calling the home run derby, minding your business and your partner says something like: “We have 8 white guys here,” then he goes on to talk about how there should’ve ...

Rick Reilly Is Not Happy With The All-White Guys Home Run Derby
Published 7/15/2008 at FanIQ Blog
Who knows why Rick Reilly was invited to participate in ESPN's broadcast of the Home Run Derby, but I guess he has to make enough appearances to support that lofty salary. Instead of discussing the merits of those participating in the derby, ...