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BASN Classic Blackbox: Omar Minaya Baseball's Worldwide Ambassador
By
Jul 19, 2008

Originally Published: January 16, 2008

OMAR
MINAYA

BASEBALL'S
WORLDWIDE
AMBASSADOR

EXCEPT IN THE
AFRICAN AMERICAN
NEIGHBORHOODS


OMAR HERE THERE ALMOST EVERYWHERE

What a touching scene

how can you possibly

criticize Omar Minaya

for being one of those

promoting Baseball

EVERYWHERE

Except in the Inner Cities. That is how we  can criticize him and others strongly. Because the real point is WHY  would he and others travel the world everywhere the Dominican Republic of course and China, YES China and Ghana, Israel but not back at home  specifically among African Americans.

This week Omar is in Israel developing  interest in playing more Baseball among Israeli youth. Who can  criticize that. Nobody not us EXCEPT that he will travel to the far  corners of the world as a Baseball "ambassador" offer inspiration AND  resources here there and everywhere EXCEPT in America's Inner Cities.

Of course no one else catches

the discrepancy a nicer word

than hypocrisy indeed

Even more to the Point the Mets and the  Yankees likewise are building new Billion Dollar Baseball Pleasure  Palaces in New York City NO expenses spared. This will be Baseball  Heaven for those still living here on Earth. NO need to go to the  Promised Land to experience Baseball at it sensual ( or is it sexual   in those lavish very private corporate suites with luxury bathrooms  surrounding the field ) BEST.

But absolutely NO Baseball Academies

along with either new stadium for

Black kids and others to develop

baseball skills and potential

as they do by the

dozen in the

Dominican

Republic

Allow us to quote The New York Times

on the fabulous Mets GM Omar Minaya

“ We have to find a way to help baseball  there ( in Israel ),” he said. “ I've worked on building four or five  baseball fields in the Dominican Republic. We have to do something in Israel to bring baseball there and give the kids the opportunity to  play baseball. I told Arn we have to get it done.”

( There are NO quotes of Minaya ever  saying WE HAVE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO HELP BASEBALL IN AFRICAN AMERICAN  COMMUNITIES )

"Minaya did not ignore his day job while  he was in Israel. He had his cell phone with him and talked with other  general managers daily. But just in case he forgot that he had a job to  do, Mets fans were there to remind him."
 
“I can happily report there were Mets fans in Israel,” he said. People  came up to me in the airport and said, ‘Go Mets.’ They also said, ‘Have  a good year, but get more pitching.’ ”
 
" Minaya, however, did not bring a pitcher home with him."

NO indeed Minaya did not bring a pitcher  home with him but much much closer to home the New York Mets do NOT  have even one African American pitcher on their staff and beyond  pitchers the one notable really the ONLY African American on the New  York Mets last year Outfielder Lastings Milledge has been traded to the Washington Nationals in return for some decidedly non-African American  players.

So there you have it

globe hopping

Baseball Ambassador

Omar Minaya one of

many traveling the world

spreading the Gospel of Baseball

who has no trouble finding his Way

to Jerusalem but NEVER Harlem

Where to next Omar ??

HOW ABOUT ANTARCTICA NEXT OMAR