08-28-2009, 12:06 AM
People are booing and taunting Bradley...and for the most part, this is knucklehead fan behavior. But he's had the kind of year where that's going to happen.
Ok, now I'm willing to stipulate that some of those knuckleheads are SUCH knuckleheads that they go racial. I believe it.
That said...how is focusing on that component NOT all about diverting attention to why he's getting heat from the fans to begin with.
Is it news that there are knuckleheads...that there are racists? I'm sorry...it's just too easy to go there. Tell me Derek Lee plays great and gets treated like dirt because his skin trumps his abilities. No? I didn't think so.
Yeah there are people that resent highly paid black men in the public eye. Yeah there are people that can't resist pushing a racial hot button when they want to get someone's goat. But Milton Bradley is getting booed for a number of reasons and none of them are because he's black.
Should the race-baiting be tolerated? Hell no...but Bradley is still may be using this issue for a purpose.
Ok, now I'm willing to stipulate that some of those knuckleheads are SUCH knuckleheads that they go racial. I believe it.
That said...how is focusing on that component NOT all about diverting attention to why he's getting heat from the fans to begin with.
Is it news that there are knuckleheads...that there are racists? I'm sorry...it's just too easy to go there. Tell me Derek Lee plays great and gets treated like dirt because his skin trumps his abilities. No? I didn't think so.
Yeah there are people that resent highly paid black men in the public eye. Yeah there are people that can't resist pushing a racial hot button when they want to get someone's goat. But Milton Bradley is getting booed for a number of reasons and none of them are because he's black.
Should the race-baiting be tolerated? Hell no...but Bradley is still may be using this issue for a purpose.