Lofton backs Sheffield's claim of different treatment of black and white Yankees

Exactly, Torre's obvious racism that's been so cleverly hidden for all these decades doesn't apply to any blacks who are different from Gary Sheffield--it doesn't apply to guys like Jeter who aren't completely black and it doesn't apply to guys like Bernie who come from those weird spanish speaking places.

In Sheffield's mind, the world is out to get guys just like himself and nobody else, and he's carried that attitude his entire career.

 

This is the truth. It is not a bad thing. It's a good thing. He shouldn't be vilified for it.

 

nice picture of Joe with Uncle Dwight and Roy White - both African Americans that never expressed a problem with how Joe ran things.

 

But, isn't it interesting that no one... NONE of his past teammates, or players he managed, has told Sheff and Lofton to fuck themselves?

 

Well, one guy's name is white, and the other's rhymes with white.

 

How many have been asked? This newest Sheffield controversy is only a couple days old.

 

some folks here will rip jeter for anything. ??? :

 

O-VER-RATED!

But he is the best overrated athlete in the world. [michigan fanboy]

 

I have known Joe Torre since 1978, have been in his company numerous times, and I can honestly say there isn't a trace of racial feelings in the man. I have on occasion dealt with Sheffield and he seemed to me to be searching for things, not sure what the right thing is to say. I don't know Lofton at all.

Rather than take shots at the accusers, who I don't know, I prefer to throw support on the man being accused. There is no truth to any of it. The only time he has treated players any differently is due to their talents and ability to play the game. The accusations are lame.

 

This is where we seem to lose a sense of history and just go with the present.

Think of all the black players Torre played alongside... then think of all the black players he's managed with the Mets, Braves, Cardinals...

This has never come up.

But it would be easy enough to verify. Just start asking some of those old players.

Until somebody like a Chris Chambliss says this? Eh. I'm not even sure it's responsible for a news organization to put it out there.

 

Good point, Luggy, and I checked with Darryl Strawberry, who I talk to occasionally. He told me he has no problem with Joe Torre. He wouldn't come out and criticize Sheffield but only indicated that Gary sometimes says things that don't come out right.

 

First, if OJ taught anything, it's that beat writers don't know these guys much more than Joe Schmo.

Second, I would rather see a Hank Aaron.... or a Bob Gibson... or a Lou Brock... tell Gary "seven-teams" Sheffield and Kenny "12 stops in the majors" Lofton to shut the fuck up, grab a big heaping stein of it.