Pirates announcer Steve Blass

[SJ24]

Public enemy number 1.

MLB should step in and pressure the Pirates to fire his geriatric ass.

I hope Acuna comes out tonight with something like the Miami turnover chain.

[bravesfanMatt]

Why the outrage. Old man being old. None issue

[buck75]

Whut did that rascal say?

[SJ24]

Why the outrage. Old man being old. None issue

I disagree.

It is an MLB-wide issue and we need to stamp out the people who are the most egregious with their racism.

Sadly, often they don't even know they are being racist.

Acuna is a Latin American ball player, but the anti-black racism applies here, too. Always has in baseball.

There are exactly 0 African-American players on the ATLANTA Braves. 0. That is an absolute travesty, especially when you consider the optics the Braves created by leaving Atlanta for a crappy suburb.

Baseball attendance is down across the board. I love baseball, but I'll be the first to admit football eats its lunch. You get guys like Deion and Bo Jackson playing baseball again, more people will come out to the ballpark.

I believe football is structurally a better game for the TV era, but baseball should OWN the spring and summer.

Make Baseball Great Again by embracing black America.

And the guys beaning Tim Anderson should be suspended 50 games, IMO. Enough's enough with the old white man silliness.

[Jaw]

Who are the African-American players you feel the Braves should have acquired this past offseason?

[SJ24]

Who are the African-American players you feel the Braves should have acquired this past offseason?

The fact there weren't any just lends credence to my argument.

It's an MLB-wide problem.

[thewupk]

The fact there weren't any just lends credence to my argument.

It's an MLB-wide problem.

It's a cultural thing. MLB is the 3rd most popular sport in America. It's also the one that takes the longest to get paid in as well for any upcoming athlete. MLB is not racist.

[nsacpi]

I disagree.

It is an MLB-wide issue and we need to stamp out the people who are the most egregious with their racism.

Sadly, often they don't even know they are being racist.

Acuna is a Latin American ball player, but the anti-black racism applies here, too. Always has in baseball.

There are exactly 0 African-American players on the ATLANTA Braves. 0. That is an absolute travesty, especially when you consider the optics the Braves created by leaving Atlanta for a crappy suburb.

Baseball attendance is down across the board. I love baseball, but I'll be the first to admit football eats its lunch. You get guys like Deion and Bo Jackson playing baseball again, more people will come out to the ballpark.

I believe football is structurally a better game for the TV era, but baseball should OWN the spring and summer.

Make Baseball Great Again by embracing black America.

And the guys beaning Tim Anderson should be suspended 50 games, IMO. Enough's enough with the old white man silliness.

Is Touki not African-American?

It will fluctuate up and down by year. I wouldn't worry about it. For a while we had Heyward and the Upton brothers.

[SJ24]

Is Touki not African-American?

It will fluctuate up and down by year. I wouldn't worry about it. For a while we had Heyward and the Upton brothers.

You are correct- Touki is. I thought he was born in Haiti but Florida is his birthplace.

So we have 1 guy in the bullpen.

[CyYoung31]

He’s their version of Joe Simpson. Nothing to see here.

[sturg33]

Gotta find something to get offended by

[bravesfanforlife88]

[50PoundHead]

He’s their version of Joe Simpson. Nothing to see here.

Joe Simpson has a baseball-related disease named after him?

[Southcack77]

Can someone just say what was said?

He said that old school baseball players might be bothered by acuña’s gold chains and jewelry and throw at him.

[thewupk]

He said that old school baseball players might be bothered by acuña’s gold chains and jewelry and throw at him.

And he's right. Some old school players might. Good thing they aren't playing today.

[Enscheff]

He said that old school baseball players might be bothered by acuña’s gold chains and jewelry and throw at him.

I'm bothered by Acuna's gold chains because he is constantly messing around with them, and they are clearly a distraction. Guess I'm racist.

Having said that, MLB certainly needs to step up it's efforts to break into the African American communities. I'm not going to pretend like I have the silver bullet for fixing race relations that have been strained for hundreds of years, but clearly it's an issue. MLB is missing out on a huge pool of athletes, so they should work to tap into that pool.

[NinersSBChamps]

The NFL needs to address its racist roots too.
Why can’t white guys play corner and why aren’t there more running backs.

[Southcack77]

And he's right. Some old school players might. Good thing they aren't playing today.

Could be right. But maybe not really. Been a long ass time since all baseball players didn’t have personality.