Wednesday, March 16, 2005

An article that infuriated Bryan

Please take some time to read this article, Disgruntled Chicagoans just don't get Dusty

Lovie Smith, Dusty Baker, Don Baylor, Bill Cartwright, Jerry Manuel, Ozzie Smith. All of these recently coached, or still are coaching, in Chicago and all are either black or a minority. Jimmy Collins and Dave Leito are both black coaches at universities in Chicago that coach right now as well.

Oh yeah, the White Sox GM Kenny Williams....he's black too. How many major league teams have black GM's?? BJ Armstrong, one of the top executives who is in charge of scouting for the chicago bulls....black.

I dare anybody to find a city whose professional sports teams and local college teams that has a better reputation at hirering minorities than chicago. Our record is unmatched. What also gets me is that this guy quotes a friend of Dusty Baker, a white friend, that says people in Chicago do not want blacks to be in responsible positions.

Has this friend ever heard of Barak Obama? Third black senator elected since Reconstruction. Harold Washington, a black man that was elected mayor of the city. This is ridiculous. Invoking race does nothing to help anybody. People don't like Baker because he is a tool. He is a horrible manager of a pitching staff. He got out-managed by Old Jack in Florida. Anytime anybody presses him with a tough question he shields himself behind his young son. He can't do no wrong in the eyes of one specific paper in this town. Thank god his deal is over in two years.

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