Undoubtedly, I agree with the get to know someone before you label them idea. In fact, we should do away with labels altogether.

 

Learning Sherman's background does make me respect & admire him (and his parents) more.

I agree that I'm sure some have made it racial. I don't read twitter so I don't follow that. Actually the only things I've read about it was in here or listened on the radio or saw on ESPN. I didn't see the race things.

 

Maybe I'm naive, just like I didn't know athletic meant black. Maybe I'm old because I am not into all the new techie things. I can only go by what I read and as far as this Sherman thing, that has been on here and what I saw when it happened. Does that make it wrong to not agree with his actions?

 

Just as someone mentioned Johnny Manziel, I think he is a punk, Ryan Leaf always thought he was a moron punk, I never categorized them because of the color of their skin. I also never said Sherman was a thug, read every one of my posts this week and you will never find one where I called him a thug...I called him a punk. I call lots people who come off like that punks, such as Johnny Football or Leaf etc. I always thought Bill Romanaski was a first class punk too. To me being a punk is not unique to any race. I said Sherman was a punk with the way he acted just as the others I mentioned. If I'm prejudice in any way maybe it's to high paid athletes because they are the ones I always seem to have issues with lol.

 

I feel you. Romanowski was a thug though. I believe he had some racial incidents also didn't he?

I would disagree just as vehemently about Manziel being a thug.

 

I think the race factor was part of the motivation behind the article.

 

Verlander was going to throw "high and tight" fastballs because of his arrogance, not his race.

Undoubtedly, I agree with the get to know someone before you label them idea. In fact, we should do away with labels altogether.

 

Learning Sherman's background does make me respect & admire him (and his parents) more.

 

I was hoping I would see one person say what you said here. That's why I love you. #nohomo

 

#notthatthereisanythingwrongwiththat

Verlander was going to throw "high and tight" fastballs because of his arrogance, not his race.

 

But doesn't that make him more of a punk than Sherman?

Verlander was going to throw "high and tight" fastballs

 

I didn't understand why the author included that, other than the fact that Verlander is a professional athlete. That happens in baseball all the time & for a lot dumber reasons.

America gobbled up Michael Oher's story.

 

A Compton kid is one of the most popular UK players in my lifetime.

 

I wish I was cool. :lol2::lol2:

 

You are, lil homey. You are.

I was hoping I would see one person say what you said here. That's why I love you. #nohomo

 

#notthatthereisanythingwrongwiththat

 

:lol2::lol2::lol2:

I will tell you how the clueless and non-football fans are jumping all over this for ratings.....................three different sources today I heard say something along the lines of.........."After Richard Sherman intercepted a pass to win the game for the Seattle Seahawks........" That is all I need to know about that source.

Americans love them when they can identify with the person and not all Americans are as cool as you lil homey.

 

I feel like Americans are getting better with it whether they identify with the person or not. Why do you think you see so many stories about it on E60 and things like that? Another example would be Patrick Willis. We aren't there yet, but we we are progressing, at least I hope.

But doesn't that make him more of a punk than Sherman?

 

Nah, you're allowed to do that in baseball, its in that unwritten rule book :meh:

I feel like Americans are getting better with it whether they identify with the person or not. Why do you think you see so many stories about it on E60 and things like that? Another example would be Patrick Willis. We aren't there yet, but we we are progressing, at least I hope.

 

We are progressing for sure. I think part of the frustration is that we should be farther along than what we are.

Nah, you're allowed to do that in baseball, its in that unwritten rule book :meh:

 

:lol:

 

Mannnn, don't get me started on that 1,000 page unwritten rule book of baseball.

Nah, you're allowed to do that in baseball, its in that unwritten rule book :meh:

 

I get it when you throw at my guy, I'm throwing at you. I think we all understand that.

 

What I don't get is if some guy takes a little too long to go around the bases on a home run & he gets thrown at the next time. If you want to shut the guy up, get him out.

But doesn't that make him more of a punk than Sherman?

 

Not more of a punk, but possibly equal. I don't think Sherman is a punk, but I do think he acted unprofessionally during that interview. It is a team game. Sherman is not a boxer, so I do not relate this to Ali. Boxing is a 1on1 sport. Sherman made the win about him, not the team.