18-04-2005 04:00									#1
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I've found out that the "W" on the Washington Nationals baseball cap stands for "Whitey."

DC has a majority black population, but they sure didn't go to the game today. It was like a segregation-era golf club.

Don't black people watch baseball anymore?

Good crowd on hand. In comparison to Baltimore, it's a lot more white collar. RFK is a lot better ballpark than I thought it would be, even though it's really old. Few home runs, lots of doubles. I got the $10 upper level outfield seats and they were pretty good. I could have done the $7 seats and been happy too.

They really need to get the concessions sorted, on the other hand. Less Miller Light, more Foggy Bottom Ale. More sausage, less hot dogs.

	18-04-2005 04:07									#2
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Blacks don't go to baseball anymore. I saw a blurb about it on the news the other night. A black guy was trying to start a bunch of inner city black kids playing the game in order to bring blacks back to the game. I guess not many new players are black these days either according to what was being said. Don't know why.

	18-04-2005 04:07									#3
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Maybe they're watching the Wizards instead.

	18-04-2005 04:09									#4
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	18-04-2005 04:11									#5
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quote: Originally posted by ColdWizard Maybe they're watching the Wizards instead.

	18-04-2005 04:16									#6
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I didn't think of the home Wizards game going on at the same time. That must have been at least part of it.

Still, the game was pretty well attended. There was a crowd of about 35k, I guess.

	18-04-2005 04:17									#7
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I meant they save their time and money for the Wizards games, instead of attending baseball games.

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I was gonna post a pic of the Wizards dance team, but after seeing the Miami Heat dance team, every other team looks amateurish in comparison.

Miami Heat dance team.

	18-04-2005 04:26									#9
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The Wizards are doing really well this year.

	18-04-2005 04:33									#10
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The are a team with a load of deep talent, and the neat thing is I bet they are the youngest team in the NBA.

	18-04-2005 04:36									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Ted Striker I bet they are the youngest team in the NBA.

You would lose that bet... the Bulls are younger

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quote: Originally posted by DanS The Wizards are doing really well this year.

Almost enough to get me to watch them on tv

	18-04-2005 07:39									#14
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quote: I've found out that the "W" on the Washington Nationals baseball cap stands for "Whitey."

WHitey was a Yankee.. most career wins

	18-04-2005 08:14									#15
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In San Francisco there seems to be a racial break down between the various sports teams. The SF Giants tends to have white collar fans (mostly white & Asian) who are into the wine and cheese ethos while the Oakland A's tend to attract a black & Hispanic fan base who are more blue collar. Same sort of thing happens with the football teams too.

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quote: Originally posted by Japher WHitey was a Yankee.. most career wins

Whitey Ford? More career wins than Cy Young, or most career wins for a Yankees pitcher?

	18-04-2005 09:36									#17
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quote: Originally posted by DanS I've found out that the "W" on the Washington Nationals baseball cap stands for "Whitey." DC has a majority black population, but they sure didn't go to the game today. It was like a segregation-era golf club. Don't black people watch baseball anymore? Good crowd on hand. In comparison to Baltimore, it's a lot more white collar. RFK is a lot better ballpark than I thought it would be, even though it's really old. Few home runs, lots of doubles. I got the $10 upper level outfield seats and they were pretty good. I could have done the $7 seats and been happy too. They really need to get the concessions sorted, on the other hand. Less Miller Light, more Foggy Bottom Ale. More sausage, less hot dogs.

They are to busy selling drugs in DC.

	18-04-2005 09:43									#18
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The DC area has the largest black middle class of any metro area in the US. They've got the money for a $10 seat and a few brews.

Another interesting thing was that there were a lot fewer kids than I expected. Certainly a lot fewer than in the crowd in Baltimore. More young singles.

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I agree that black people don't really go to baseball much anymore. I went to the Braves-Mets game last Sunday and a great majority of the crowd was white, even though Atlanta has a very high black population.

	18-04-2005 10:10									#20
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It's a good thing for DC if the crowds are white people from the suburbs. That means money is flowing into the City from outside of it.

	18-04-2005 10:38									#21
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Yeah, Shi does have a point.

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quote: most career wins for a Yankees pitcher

not bad for a whitey

	18-04-2005 12:16									#23
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quote: Originally posted by Lancer Blacks don't go to baseball anymore. I saw a blurb about it on the news the other night. A black guy was trying to start a bunch of inner city black kids playing the game in order to bring blacks back to the game. I guess not many new players are black these days either according to what was being said. Don't know why.

yeah I watched the same blurb on NBC Nightly news.

Popularity is waaay down. There are 2 teams that have no black players whatsoever!!

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I hate pro sports in general but I reserve a special burning dislike for those premodonnas in Baseball. Not only is the game boring but they are so full of themselves and dispite the outragous salaries of both the players and the owners they'll still screw over the fans and the season ticket holders at the drop of a hat. They talk big about community service but the reality is they are one big drain on the community with their constant extorsion attempts and "give us more money or we'll move the team to another city" routine.

Then there is the false "don't use drugs" campaign while most of the best players are shooting up before the game. Both the teams and the players' union both try to avoid manditory testing because they know a bunch of big names would get caught. If I have to take drug tests at work then why should they get a free walk? Screw them!

I say let's eliminate their anti-trust exemption and then let every city who wants in the league get a team that way there'd be no more blackmail and the games likely won't cost as much.

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Maybe the black residents of DC like exciting sports...

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quote: Originally posted by MikeH Maybe the black residents of DC like exciting sports...

Everyone in the USA likes watching exciting sports, that's why nobody likes watching soccer.

	18-04-2005 18:16									#27
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Yeah, seriously, baseball? It's nearly as boring as cricket.

	18-04-2005 18:38									#28
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quote: Originally posted by MikeH Yeah, seriously, baseball? It's nearly as boring as cricket.

The men are more attractive and the outfits hot to trot.

For me cricket just means the sporting equivalent of Largactil or Mogadon, with useless white flannels and too many clothes for summer.

	18-04-2005 18:44									#29
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Cricket is about drinking in the sun, there's no actual sporting interest.

Mind you I think baseball is the same - see the Simpsons episode where Homer gives up beer.

	18-04-2005 19:14									#30
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quote: Originally posted by MikeH Yeah, seriously, baseball? It's nearly as boring as cricket.

Meh... you're just preparing yourself emotionally for a serious pwning in the Ashes series...