Steve9347 Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Thought this was cool... Apr 8 Chicago White Sox OF Jermaine Dye will wear No. 42, Sunday, April 15, in honor of the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's major league debut, according to Scott Merkin of Chicago.Whitesox.MLB.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSteve Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 I've been wondering what Mariano Rivera is thinking haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bardsroom attendant Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Good job Jermaine. I think the idea of having a premier African-American player on each team wear #42 on the 15th is fantastic. (I myself got a Dye #23 jersey this year as a ode to the 60th anniversary of Black Americans in the game.) However, I think what the Dodgers are doing by having their whole team wear #42 is too much and having random white and Latino players running around wearing it can trivialize it. Even if the thought is sincere, and I'm sure it is for most guys, it's just a bit much in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted April 8, 2007 Author Share Posted April 8, 2007 QUOTE(bardsroom attendant @ Apr 8, 2007 -> 05:05 PM) Good job Jermaine. I think the idea of having a premier African-American player on each team wear #42 on the 15th is fantastic. (I myself got a Dye #23 jersey this year as a ode to the 60th anniversary of Black Americans in the game.) However, I think what the Dodgers are doing by having their whole team wear #42 is too much and having random white and Latino players running around wearing it can trivialize it. Even if the thought is sincere, and I'm sure it is for most guys, it's just a bit much in my opinion. well, they are the dodgers... so if any team was going to do so, it makes sense it'd be them. hope they put the players names on there though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Griffey will also be wearing it, along with other players around the league. It was actually Griffey's idea that he pitched to Bud Selig that some players should wear #42. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Please tell me that Bonds will be wearing 24. Crap, he will be wearing it. I'd rather have any honest player wear the number before him. The Cubs have 4 players wearing the number. I wonder if Thomas will be wearing it for the Blue Jays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 QUOTE(Texsox @ Apr 8, 2007 -> 07:11 PM) Please tell me that Bonds will be wearing 24. Crap, he will be wearing it. I'd rather have any honest player wear the number before him. The Cubs have 4 players wearing the number. I wonder if Thomas will be wearing it for the Blue Jays. Yeah, Frank is, along w/ Vernon Wells, Royce Clayton, and hitting coach Mickey Brantley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Apr 8, 2007 -> 06:06 PM) Griffey will also be wearing it, along with other players around the league. It was actually Griffey's idea that he pitched to Bud Selig that some players should wear #42. Doesn't surprise me with such a classy player like Griffey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Most teams seem to have a few guys wearing the uniform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 Most teams have more than one black player. Kind of odd that we've only got one black player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bardsroom attendant Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 QUOTE(Texsox @ Apr 8, 2007 -> 05:11 PM) Please tell me that Bonds will be wearing 24. Crap, he will be wearing it. I'd rather have any honest player wear the number before him. The Cubs have 4 players wearing the number. I wonder if Thomas will be wearing it for the Blue Jays. See this is what I'm talking about. Too many guys running around wearing the number takes away from it. Start with Bonds and go from there and you have a nice gesture gone awry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 QUOTE(Texsox @ Apr 8, 2007 -> 06:11 PM) Please tell me that Bonds will be wearing 24. Crap, he will be wearing it. I'd rather have any honest player wear the number before him. I'm sorry.. but so what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Apr 8, 2007 -> 06:19 PM) Most teams have more than one black player. Kind of odd that we've only got one black player. Even though he's not a "playing" with us, Harold Baines is also black (if noone knew) and will be wearing # 42 also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 (edited) Contreras, Ozuna and Uribe are of African ancestry. Edited April 9, 2007 by knightni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 QUOTE(knightni @ Apr 8, 2007 -> 07:14 PM) Contreras, Ozuna and Uribe are of African ancestry. Link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 That's actually a rather interesting point. I always figured they had some African descent somewhere, but what do we call a black man? If you saw Contreras walking down the street, you'd probably think he was black or "African American." And it's a question that comes up everywhere. In politics (see: Obama, for instance) and in school (see: kids being picked on for not "Acting black") and all over. Very interesting idea, but probably not fit for this forum. SoxAce: Glad Baines is wearing it. I was going to suggest that he and Raines do, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 (edited) Cubans and Dominicans were the result of the Spanish African slave trade in the 15,16,17 and 1800s. http://www.antislavery.org/breakingthesile...tes_haiti.shtml Located in the Caribbean, between Cuba, Puerto Rico and Jamaica, this island (originally called Hispaniola or 'little Spain' by the Spanish) is inhabited by two independent nations, the Republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The first enslaved Africans were brought to the island in 1502. Mostly they were ladinos (Spaniards of African descent), but by 1520, slaves directly from Africa were used throughout the island. Havana became the capital of Cuba in 1519, named after a local indigenous chief San Cristóbal de Habana. This city became part of the most important trade route on the island and was the only port entitled to send Cuban goods back to Spain. This meant that there was not much growth in the slave sugar industry in the countryside, and as a result many Africans were forced to work in Havana as domestics or in construction (ships, housing etc). The numbers of slaves alarmed Spanish colonists and in 1538 angry slaves joined forces with French pirates to burn parts of the city to the ground. If it weren't for Jackie Robinson, hispanics of African ancestry wouldn't be in MLB either. Edited April 9, 2007 by knightni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Apr 8, 2007 -> 08:42 PM) That's actually a rather interesting point. I always figured they had some African descent somewhere, but what do we call a black man? If you saw Contreras walking down the street, you'd probably think he was black or "African American." And it's a question that comes up everywhere. In politics (see: Obama, for instance) and in school (see: kids being picked on for not "Acting black") and all over. Very interesting idea, but probably not fit for this forum. SoxAce: Glad Baines is wearing it. I was going to suggest that he and Raines do, too. Raines isn't here anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 I meant Shines. But man, it feels bad to have mixed them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 QUOTE(knightni @ Apr 8, 2007 -> 07:43 PM) Cubans and Dominicans were the result of the Spanish African slave trade in the 15,16,17 and 1800s. http://www.antislavery.org/breakingthesile...tes_haiti.shtml If it weren't for Jackie Robinson, hispanics of African ancestry wouldn't be in MLB either. My bad, I was kinda just joking. Interesting read though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 QUOTE(SoxAce @ Apr 8, 2007 -> 06:28 PM) I'm sorry.. but so what? I'm just not a Bonds fan and think he is a disgrace to baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 When did they do the league wide retirement of 42 anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 10 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Apr 8, 2007 -> 08:54 PM) When did they do the league wide retirement of 42 anyway? 1997 50th Anniversary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 It's a shame that Larry Doby gets put to the side while Robinson gets the MLK treatment. Not that Robinson doesn't deserve lauds, it just seems like he gets sports sainthood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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