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The author either ignored or is unaware of the pervasive attitude among some blacks to avoid anything that is considered "white" lest they would be labelled as a "sell-out", "wanna-be whitie", etc. That includes playing sports considered "white" such as baseball, hockey, lacrosse & some others. That attitude explains why so few blacks participate in anything other than basketball, football & track.
If a lack of baseball diamonds in inner-cities leads to few blacks in NCAA baseball, why are so many in NCAA football? There aren't a huge # of FB fields in those places. If kids there play FB, it just a handful per team playing in the street or in a small empty lot. At least there should be few to no black linemen in the NCAA if the lack of fields were the cause. That absence would be due to black kids playing FB w/ a smaller than 11-on-11, meaning no one blocking for the QB or trying to rush the QB. Honestly, think back to playing touch or tackle FB w/ friends or relatives as a kid. Did any of you have players serving as offensive or defensive linemen?

I have no idea where to even begin with this.

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At least there should be few to no black linemen in the NCAA if the lack of fields were the cause.

Who said this is the only cause?

Just read the goddamn article.

It's almost like you idiots WANTED the author to race bait, but he didn't so now you're all pissed off.

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Posted by thickandthin

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Posted on 3/14/13 at 4:20 pm to lsu2006

I played H.S. Baseball and the Blacks that played football and basketball were scared of the fast ball. One of my friends, a great basket ball player, was so scared of the fast ball, he peed. Another one, took a pop fly in the eye from left field.

My point is that too incorporate them into the college scene they need to be introcduced to baseball at an early age! Society deal.