07-25-2015, 01:22 PM
Just came back from a drive to Goldsboro and back, was listening to the 10-noon weekend guy, on ESPN Radio. He was painting the picture that Cowherd was drawing a correlation between book smart and sport smart, and I don't agree. The broader point Cowherd was attempting to make is that MLB is not as complicated a game, as it is portrayed to be (maybe it is from a mgr's POV). He was merely pointing out that many Dominican players are really good, despite growing up in an economically and educationally stricken environment. Thus making his bigger point that players need not be academically gifted, in order to excel at MLB.
In my opinion, his only real flaw, was mentioning Dominican Republic by name, rather than generally saying 'Latin American players'.
The bigger point that I wanted to make here, is that you can't even have a sports conversation these days, without the PC police butting in. Enough is enough, as we are all sports fans on this board, let's draw the PC line!
(though I did chuckle when I saw what was happening to Cowherd, who is always touting his self as 'socially liberal') (I think that ESPN is just throwing him under the bus for leaving them, ala Dan Patrick)
In my opinion, his only real flaw, was mentioning Dominican Republic by name, rather than generally saying 'Latin American players'.
The bigger point that I wanted to make here, is that you can't even have a sports conversation these days, without the PC police butting in. Enough is enough, as we are all sports fans on this board, let's draw the PC line!
(though I did chuckle when I saw what was happening to Cowherd, who is always touting his self as 'socially liberal') (I think that ESPN is just throwing him under the bus for leaving them, ala Dan Patrick)
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