People, we've been over this before. When you feel the urge to ask an old baseball player what they think about the sport nowadays, just walk away and do something—anything—else, because all you're going to get is some warmed-over and casually racist nonsense about Playing The Game The Right Way.

Can't wait for former Phil Curt Schilling to chime in.

He sure is strange, though. That is evident from his comments that are quoted in an article in the April issue of Philadelphia magazine, the same article that gave rise to charges that Carlton is anti-Semitic. The comments, in turn, give rise to the feeling that the world was better off all of those years when Carlton was pitching and not talking.

According to Pat Jordan, the writer of the article, Carlton alternately said that the world is ruled or controlled by the Russian and United States Governments, which "fill the air with low-frequency sound waves," the Elders of Zion, British intelligence agencies, "12 Jewish bankers meeting in Switzerland" and "a committee of 300 which meets at a roundtable in Rome."

Not only that, but Carlton also charges, according to Jordan, that President Clinton has "a black son" he won't acknowledge and that the AIDS virus was created at a secret Maryland biological warfare laboratory "to get rid of gays and blacks."

Or Steve Carlton:



http://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/14/sport ... rlton.html

And Jerry Remy has shared some thoughts tonight on the english language.

https://streamable.com/s9g11

Let's add Pete Rose, Lenny Dykstra and Mitch Williams to list of Philly voices we need to hear from.

I agree with you GD, but it's just that you have predominantly white American baseball players bitching about playing the game the right way whenever a Latin guy wants to show any emotion after a big play.

That right way shit is so narrow minded. Bryce Harper was right when he said the game is boring to a lot of fans because of the old school curmudgeon way of thinking.

There are so many different cultures that fall under the umbrella of "Latin baseball player" that is ridiculous to attribute a style to them. A Cuban is not a Venezualan and for every Bautista there is an Abreu.

It is being portrayed along racial/ethnic lines when it is much more likely an age gap.

It is being portrayed along racial/ethnic lines when it is much more likely an age gap.

Age is definitely a part of it. It certainly explains generational attitudes, which always, at least in the US, shift, but I also don't think that a guy's age should automatically render his comments as suspect. Point to the generation (which is contextual, and something you can argue about with evidence) rather than his age. Or point to the fact that the guy has always been a prick.

Besides, Schmidt was one of the greatest players ever to play the game*, so it's not like he doesn't know what he's talking about.

* Note: Had the Cubs not existed, Schmidt's power numbers probably would have been closer to those of Ron Cey.

I hope Speigs or Danny ask Wilson Contreras about Schmidt's comments.

Which Lakemoor Fest is that pic from?

I agree with you GD, but it's just that you have predominantly white American baseball players bitching about playing the game the right way whenever a Latin guy wants to show any emotion after a big play.

That right way shit is so narrow minded. Bryce Harper was right when he said the game is boring to a lot of fans because of the old school curmudgeon way of thinking.

Bryce Harper is a douchebag.

I don't have an opinion on the "right way" to play baseball. You want to flip your bat, knock yourself out.
But I'm not part of the culture either.

The thing I find amusing though is the arrogance of the young guy who seems to think he'll never get old and do and say the same type of shit the old guy he is complaining about does.

Jesus. Eat a snickers old man.

And his point is proven. Good work.