In 2015, 29.3 percent of players on Opening Day rosters were Latino and 8.3 percent of players were black or African-American. Of their 30 managers, however, exactly one was Latino (Fredi González) and one was black (Lloyd McClendon). This means that only 6.7 percent of all managers were black or Latino, despite over a third […]
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Reflections from the Winter Meetings
Wander along the canals, headphones on, Martin’s Amsterdam on Crimson windows float by; shame quietly covered with glittering lights Your drunken patrons stumble through the night These words were originally penned for the beautifully aged cobblestone streets of Amsterdam, a striking disparity from the trifling theme-park nature of the Opryland hotel. The similarity of feelings came unexpectedly as […]