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You knew Ozzie would have something to say about this, quite a bit actually. I had expected a more public outcry against Gary Sheffield's accusation that Latino players are "more easily controlled." Guillen chose to defend Sheffield:That's probably not what Sheffield was getting at, but I can't find a fault with Guillen."He's right," Guillen said. "I agree with him, big time. For example, me. They (meaning Major League Baseball) warned me for wearing my back pocket out. They fined Magglio (Ordonez) $1,000 for wearing his pocket out. "But you see a lot of guys wearing a pocket out. If you're going to have a rule, have it for everybody. And if you fine Magglio, why not fine everybody?"
"Latin players, if they get released, go back to their country with nothing," Guillen said. "Where are you going to work if you don't have baseball? You lose everything. You lose your life. You're done.
All fair comments, however the truth of the matter is that there are more Latino players in Major League Baseball because that's THE sport everyone plays growing up. You play baseball, that's it. The reason for a decline in black baseball players is simply a shift in the sports we want to play as kids. It's now Football and Basketball that dominate. There's no need to make this a more complicated situation than it is."(American players) are already here. They just go home. But I also agree because how many Japanese players are there? For each one there is an interpreter and someone to give them a massage."How many Latin players are there? Thirty percent? But how many interpreters? You see any (masseurs) for Dominicans? No, you just have to play baseball.
Source: (DetNews.com)
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