Rhoden - On 2nd Thought It's About Race

Boom_70 · May 26, 2008

hockeybeat said:

Boom_70 said:

hockeybeat said:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/26/sports/baseball/26vecsey.html?ref=sports
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No opinion on this column hb?

I do like Vecsey quote on Hillary:

"Randolph has every right to remain suspicious about racial attitudes in America when a presidential candidate can go around droppin’ her G’s like a country singer all over rural America and making a blatant pitch to “working, hard-working Americans, white Americans.”

His timing may be a little off on the Yankees though since they seem to have become energized with return of A -Rod and Girardi getting booted on disputed foul tip.

I Just want to reiterate my original point of this thread- First Rhoden column was clearly odd given that he has pretty much billed himself as the "race" columnist.
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My opinion on Vecsey's column is the same as the ones I expressed about Rhoden's. All three columns are valid. If the Mets start winning, most of the shitstorm of the last fortnight dies down. However, I believe there to be a small percentage of fans that dislike Randolph because of his race.
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Given Randolph interview with O'Connor you did not think it was odd for Rhoden to not even refer to Willie's quotes?

Rhoden was on record as defending Isiah Thomas.

hockeybeat · May 26, 2008

Boom_70 said:

hockeybeat said:

Boom_70 said:

hockeybeat said:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/26/sports/baseball/26vecsey.html?ref=sports
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No opinion on this column hb?

I do like Vecsey quote on Hillary:

"Randolph has every right to remain suspicious about racial attitudes in America when a presidential candidate can go around droppin’ her G’s like a country singer all over rural America and making a blatant pitch to “working, hard-working Americans, white Americans.”

His timing may be a little off on the Yankees though since they seem to have become energized with return of A -Rod and Girardi getting booted on disputed foul tip.

I Just want to reiterate my original point of this thread- First Rhoden column was clearly odd given that he has pretty much billed himself as the "race" columnist.
Click to expand...

My opinion on Vecsey's column is the same as the ones I expressed about Rhoden's. All three columns are valid. If the Mets start winning, most of the shitstorm of the last fortnight dies down. However, I believe there to be a small percentage of fans that dislike Randolph because of his race.
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Given Randolph interview with O'Connor you did not think it was odd for Rhoden to not even refer to Willie's quotes?

Rhoden was on record as defending Isiah Thomas.
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I don't think it was odd for Rhoden not to rehash Willie's comments to O'Connor. We all know what Willie said.

Boom_70 · May 26, 2008

hockeybeat said:

Boom_70 said:

hockeybeat said:

Boom_70 said:

hockeybeat said:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/26/sports/baseball/26vecsey.html?ref=sports
Click to expand...

No opinion on this column hb?

I do like Vecsey quote on Hillary:

"Randolph has every right to remain suspicious about racial attitudes in America when a presidential candidate can go around droppin’ her G’s like a country singer all over rural America and making a blatant pitch to “working, hard-working Americans, white Americans.”

His timing may be a little off on the Yankees though since they seem to have become energized with return of A -Rod and Girardi getting booted on disputed foul tip.

I Just want to reiterate my original point of this thread- First Rhoden column was clearly odd given that he has pretty much billed himself as the "race" columnist.
Click to expand...

My opinion on Vecsey's column is the same as the ones I expressed about Rhoden's. All three columns are valid. If the Mets start winning, most of the shitstorm of the last fortnight dies down. However, I believe there to be a small percentage of fans that dislike Randolph because of his race.
Click to expand...

Given Randolph interview with O'Connor you did not think it was odd for Rhoden to not even refer to Willie's quotes?

Rhoden was on record as defending Isiah Thomas.
Click to expand...

I don't think it was odd for Rhoden not to rehash Willie's comments to O'Connor. We all know what Willie said.
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Do you really think people outside of NY were aware ? If you read the Times in Nebraska you would not have had a clue what Rhoden was talking about

hockeybeat · May 26, 2008

Boom_70 said:

hockeybeat said:

Boom_70 said:

hockeybeat said:

Boom_70 said:

hockeybeat said:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/26/sports/baseball/26vecsey.html?ref=sports
Click to expand...

No opinion on this column hb?

I do like Vecsey quote on Hillary:

"Randolph has every right to remain suspicious about racial attitudes in America when a presidential candidate can go around droppin’ her G’s like a country singer all over rural America and making a blatant pitch to “working, hard-working Americans, white Americans.”

His timing may be a little off on the Yankees though since they seem to have become energized with return of A -Rod and Girardi getting booted on disputed foul tip.

I Just want to reiterate my original point of this thread- First Rhoden column was clearly odd given that he has pretty much billed himself as the "race" columnist.
Click to expand...

My opinion on Vecsey's column is the same as the ones I expressed about Rhoden's. All three columns are valid. If the Mets start winning, most of the shitstorm of the last fortnight dies down. However, I believe there to be a small percentage of fans that dislike Randolph because of his race.
Click to expand...

Given Randolph interview with O'Connor you did not think it was odd for Rhoden to not even refer to Willie's quotes?

Rhoden was on record as defending Isiah Thomas.
Click to expand...

I don't think it was odd for Rhoden not to rehash Willie's comments to O'Connor. We all know what Willie said.
Click to expand...

Do you really think people outside of NY were aware ? If you read the Times in Nebraska you would not have had a clue what Rhoden was talking about
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Boom, last week every NYC paper had stories about Willie's conversation with O'Connor. All of those papers wrote, "Randolph told the The Record of Hackensack (NJ)..." Also, this is a story that has received national play on ESPN.

I'm pretty sure the NYT reader in Nebraska knows what Randolph said to O'Connor.

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