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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
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.
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I haven't spent any amount of time there in 12-13 years, and i'd imagine a lot has changed since then, but when I was spending time there, Boston was such a weird dynamic. A tourist area that they did everything to hide the real Boston from, small pockets of uber rich people, and an overwhelming majority of very blue collar people with a very low levels of education or skills who has an extreme dislike for others that weren't part of their social group. Always seemed to be a powder keg to me. Amazing place to visit, but as soon as you left the tourist areas, and quickly became you were not welcome unless you were a longtime local. Maine also gave me a similar vibe.