Is this a problem? Apparently, the Astros are the first team in the World Series without a black player. Not ever, mind you. But in like fifty years.
Me, personally, blinders on and all, I thought Willy Taveras was black, but turns out he's Dominican. In any case, is this really an issue? I mean, I could see if they never had a black player on their roster at all this season, but they had two. And I could see if they didn't have any black players in the minors, but I'll go out on a limb and say that's not the case either. Put the race card away, people!
Oh, and if you do decide to play the race card, don't play it with:
It's their first trip to the World Series. But the Houston Astros are making a kind of history that is making some people in and around the baseball world somewhat uncomfortable.
Let's put it this way: the 'Stros have no Bros.
The 'Stros have no bros!? How do you take this article seriously at all? Who's the editor on this thing?Let's put it this way: the 'Stros have no Bros.
"An article about black people in baseball? Can we use the word nigga yet? No? OK then, put in bros but make sure to do a rhyme, like that rap stuff."
Do not play with the race card people! The race card is not a toy!
Update [2005-10-26 12:39:34 by Dex]: AP trying to make a liar out of me. As soon as I post this, the article gets taken down. Luckily, thanks to the magic of screen capture, I can clear my good name:
There! Don't hide from your mistakes AP and NBC! Learn from them!