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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
I grew up pretty close to Boston, and spent quite a bit of time there when I was younger because my uncle lived on the outskirts in Belmont. Like some current and former major league players are indicating, in my opinion that city has a dirty little secret they don't like to admit (the whole New England area for that matter). Spend a couple of weeks there outside the tourist district and you'll know exactly what these players are talking about.
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I remember a Baseball reporter named Rod Beaton IIRC in the 90's (used to be a regular guest on Dan Russel's sportstalk). One time he made mention that Boston and Milwaukee were the two toughest places for an African American player to play and be successful. It was something to do around Mo Vaughn being in an altercation at a club, and Gary Sheffield going to San Diego and finding his game.
I like to think that things have improved a lot over the past 25 years. That said, even if 1 in 200 is a complete knucklehead...that's still a lot of people.