Orlando Hudson Accuses MLB of Racism

by on 04/15/2010 in MLB News, MLB Rants

Orlando HudsonMr. Hudson stop with using the race card as it’s absolutely absurd for you to even go there. Do you know what the facts are? I am guessing not. Hudson needs to watch what he suggests openly, because its the kind of thing that sets us back.

Quote from Orlando Hudson – “You see guys like Jermaine Dye without a job,” Minnesota Twins second baseman Orlando Hudson said Monday. “Guy with [27 home runs and 81 RBIs] and can’t get a job. Pretty much sums it up right there, no? You’ve got some guys who miss a year who can come back and get $5, $6 million, and a guy like Jermaine Dye can’t get a job. A guy like Gary Sheffield, a first-ballot Hall of Famer, can’t get a job.

Here are the facts that you fail to realize;

  • Dye turning down a one-year contract offer from the Washington Nationals.
  • Dye is 36 and on the decline. It’s not an investment teams want to make.
  • Dye spent the second half of 2009 in a deep slump from which he never emerged, batting .179 and slugging .297 while playing subpar defense in right field.
  • He is not worth $11.5 million salary and this is what many teams think he is expecting, it’s not happening.

I find this disturbing as we celebrate Jackie Robinson where every player honors Jackie Robinson by wearing his No. 42.

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2 Responses to “Orlando Hudson Accuses MLB of Racism”

  1. A. Zuck

    Apr 17th, 2010

    Respectfully, I disagree with Hudson on this and resent that this is the commentary we get while we are supposed to be honoring the late great Jackie Robinson. The MLB needs to invest more in youth baseball in the inner-city, but I don’t think there is any active or even passive campaign to deny African-American ballplayers a fair shot. Great job fact checking this misguided rant.
    .-= A. Zuck´s last blog ..Mon’Stah Head =-.

  2. Commish

    Apr 17th, 2010

    Zuck,

    It is a shame and poor timing for sure!