# Surprised by the accuracy and fairness

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**Category:** Sports\
**Created:** [October 27, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/surprised-by-the-accuracy-and-fairness/53237 "2022-10-27T16:50:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/crparrothead/32/6648_2.png) [@crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/crparrothead)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/surprised-by-the-accuracy-and-fairness/53237/1 "2022-10-27T16:50:46Z")

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When I look at an article from “The Root” I do with a giant level of skepticism since they view everything through a racial lens.

> **[The World Series Will Be Missing One Big Thing: African-American Players...](https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/world-series-missing-one-big-144813615.html)**
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> When the first pitch is thrown in the 2022 World Series tomorrow, baseball’s championship will be missing some of its biggest draws. The New York Yankees, the team with Major League Baseball’s biggest fanbase in its largest media market, got...

But this article is accurate and fair, and give credit to the organizations that are trying to address the problem.

This is the money line;

" Rick Best, a baseball coach whose son, Justin, is ranked as one of top high school middle outfielders in the country by [Baseball Factory](https://www.baseballfactory.com/) and [Prep Baseball Report](https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/profiles/NC/Justin--Best-6281570493), pointed to two factors in the decline of African-American players in the majors: the cost of travel youth baseball and the rise in popularity of other sports."

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**Author:** ![Payless](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/payless/32/17422_2.png) [@Payless](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/Payless)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 5:31pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/surprised-by-the-accuracy-and-fairness/53237/2 "2022-10-27T17:31:57Z")

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Best part of articles on Yahoo news is reading the comments. Like this one…

 ![image](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0040234e6579b3f729729cd61328ff70d1586cdc.png)

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**Author:** ![crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/crparrothead/32/6648_2.png) [@crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/crparrothead)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/surprised-by-the-accuracy-and-fairness/53237/3 "2022-10-27T17:32:51Z")

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> [@Payless](#):
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> Best part of articles on Yahoo news is reading the comments. Like this one…
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> ![image](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0040234e6579b3f729729cd61328ff70d1586cdc.png)

Which is why I called this article fair, that is actually addressed in the body of the article.

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**Author:** ![jimtoo](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/jimtoo/32/16415_2.png) [@jimtoo](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/jimtoo)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 8:30pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/surprised-by-the-accuracy-and-fairness/53237/4 "2022-10-27T20:30:41Z")

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> [@crparrothead](#):
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> pointed to two factors in the decline of African-American players in the majors: the cost of travel youth baseball and the rise in popularity of other sports

That, and the Canadian roots of the sport, would also apply to hockey. Bringing a hockey player from pee-wees to even junior level (16-18) is very expensive and eats many, many hours and dollars of the parents.

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**Author:** ![crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/crparrothead/32/6648_2.png) [@crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/crparrothead)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 8:47pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/surprised-by-the-accuracy-and-fairness/53237/5 "2022-10-27T20:47:33Z")

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> [@jimtoo](#):
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> eats many, many hours and dollars of the parents.

I cannot even fathom that.  
In retrospect I am so glad my daughter never wanted to play softball, and my son lost interest in baseball at 11.

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**Author:** ![kcflyer](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/kcflyer/32/5299_2.png) [@kcflyer](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/kcflyer)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/surprised-by-the-accuracy-and-fairness/53237/6 "2022-10-27T22:02:32Z")

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> [@crparrothead](#):
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> I cannot even fathom that.  
> In retrospect I am so glad my daughter never wanted to play softball, and my son lost interest in baseball at 11.

My kid’s club volleyball wasn’t cheap. We played tournaments in Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Denver, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami, Omaha and I’m sure I’m forgetting some. Club dues were about $2,000 per year. And if I had to do it all again, I wouldn’t change a thing,

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**Author:** ![crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/user_avatar/discourse.thelastforum.com/crparrothead/32/6648_2.png) [@crparrothead](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/u/crparrothead)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://discourse.thelastforum.com/t/surprised-by-the-accuracy-and-fairness/53237/7 "2022-10-28T00:42:11Z")

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> [@kcflyer](#):
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> My kid’s club volleyball wasn’t cheap

Club swim was pretty pricey, but compared to baseball it was nothing.