Joe Morgan on the state of blacks in major league baseball:
"There's a perception among African-American kids that they're not welcome here, that baseball is not for inner-city kids," Morgan said. "It's not true, and I hate that the perception is out there."
With all due respect to one of my favorite baseball players, this is stupid. Find me one inner-city kid that doesn't play baseball because he feels like he's not welcome? Where is he? He's not out there. Black, inner-city kids don't play baseball for two reasons: (1) Most don't have fathers (60% to 70%) and baseball is a game of fathers and sons; and (2) Baseball achievement is predicated less on pure athletic ability than basketball and baseball. It's that simple.
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