QUOTE(bighurt2719 @ Oct 27, 2005 -> 12:14 PM)
point taken. what i said is just my opinion. also, im not saying that KW shouldnt get any credit- the man's a genius. i just get annoyed some time when people throw out a race card when i dont even think it matters at all.
While it doesn't really matter to me at all (I will now officially worship the ground KW and Ozzie walk on), I think it's actually important to realize that it does matter to a lot of people.
Think about this...the entire nation of Cuba was huddled around illegal radios and televisions with antennae pointed towards Miami for game 1 because of our pitcher.
The entire nation of Venezuela today is dreaming of playing for the Chicago White Sox.
For years, Baseball has been missing out on African Americans who, if they wound up playing baseball, could probalby have turned out to be some of the best players in history. Instead, basketball has been the sport of choice for that community.
Think about what we've accomplished. We really did win a world series. We did so with an African American GM, a Latino Manager, a Japanese 2nd baseman, a closer from the middle of Idaho, and just about everything inbetween.
I think that practically every part of the world who cares about baseball can find that they have something to root for on this team. I think that's just remarkable.