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obviously i'll have something to say about this...

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by jason_whitlock, May 9, 2007.

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  1. GB-Hack

    GB-Hack Active Member

    Obviously there was a receiver trapped inside that lineman body.

    [Andpleaseno'becauseheateone'jokes]
     
    GB-Hack, May 9, 2007
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  2. Montezuma's Revenge

    Montezuma's Revenge Active Member


    If the number of African Americans in the NBA shrinks because better players come in from around the world, is this a problem? Isn't it supposed to be about merit? God knows, I don't think it's a "problem" that the NBA doesn't have more white players.
     
    Montezuma's Revenge, May 9, 2007
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  3. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    After Jesse Jackson's Algonquin Roundtable with the Atlanta Braves, I'm not so sure that it's always about merit. Among most people yes. But not always when it comes to the biggest rabble rousers.
     
    Flying Headbutt, May 9, 2007
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  4. leo1

    leo1 Active Member

    brilliant, gm. brilliant.
     
    leo1, May 9, 2007
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  5. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    Why didn't you have something to say about it at the time?
     
    Fenian_Bastard, May 9, 2007
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  6. Herbert Anchovy

    Herbert Anchovy Active Member

    Jason, were you an only child?
     
    Herbert Anchovy, May 9, 2007
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  7. Bruhman

    Bruhman Active Member

    MLB should have a problem with so few black players, because it's losing potential All-Stars and Hall-of-Famers to other sports. MLB - and MLB fans - should want to have as many great athletes - black, white, whatever - play the sport and become great at it, because that makes the sport more entertaining.

    Let's take race out as a factor and replace it with geography, imagining that blacks hailed solely from, say, Florida. It'd be a shame if Floridians, with a rich history since being allowed to play in 1947, slowly vanished from the sport, all the while showing athleticism in other sports that could carry over to baseball. The game would benefit if Floridians kept playing.

    Interest in baseball among these "Floridians" has clearly diminished, but MLB shouldn't just give up. It should do its best to sell "Floridians" on playing baseball. It just seems like good business sense to me.
     
    Bruhman, May 9, 2007
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  8. jgmacg

    jgmacg Guest

    Shhhh. He's thinking. We're all helping him craft his answer/retort/riposte/counterargument right now.

    If he mentions that the B story with "Venom" felt tacked on in "Syriana," I want credit.
     
    jgmacg, May 9, 2007
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  9. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Correct.
     
    TheSportsPredictor, May 9, 2007
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  10. alleyallen

    alleyallen Guest

    Fen, I asked that same question a few pages ago and Jason's response, basically, was: que?
     
    alleyallen, May 9, 2007
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  11. GB-Hack

    GB-Hack Active Member

    Ok, it's not the greatest thread title. But it is saying he'll have something to say on it, not that he has something to say on it.

    I took it to mean he's working on a column right now.
     
    GB-Hack, May 9, 2007
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  12. alleyallen

    alleyallen Guest

    So to repeat what I said earlier...why not start the thread once you have something to say?

    Otherwise, it's attention whore behavior to announce you're going to say something. Just freaking say it.
     
    alleyallen, May 9, 2007
    #84
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