ARTICLE FROM si.com (Full story click here)

“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

Below is a email I sent out to various people in the media here in the Seattle/Tacoma area regarding former Seattle Mariner and now Baltimore center fielder Adam Jones.

Who was called the “N” word and fans tossed peanuts at him in a game in Fenway Park in Boston. Truly truly sad readers. Pic of myself and Adam here.

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Good afternoon everyone. Gordon Curvey here. First of all I want to say thanks for your support through the years. Yes I had a problem a little while ago when I was tossed out of Safeco but that is water under the bridge.

• But the water has not went under the bridge when it comes to what I strongly believe is sad to say racism in MLB. And the above article points this out. I have interviewed former Mariner Adam Jones. A great young man who was the worst trade trade in Mariner history. He does a lot for the community of Baltimore in the inner city.

  When I read crap like what happened to Jones it bothers me. It bothers me that their is ONLY 62 African American MLB players currently on MLB teams. Only 62. Ladies in gentlemen this is why I request to come to Safeco and interview the few African Americans that are in the majors. To get their feelings on the lack of African Americans in MLB.

  I truly believe also the marketing of the Mariners and MLB IS NOT reaching “the hip-hop generation” like the NBA and NFL is doing. I see the Mariners commercials and truth be told I have to use the word “corny” Young inner city kids cannot relate to those spots. These are just facts.

  Young African American kids turn to football/basketball by age 12. I work with kids everyday. I asked a bunch of 10, 11 and 12 year old African American kids to name three African American MLB players. They could not name ONE! But of course they can name a whole bunch of African American NFL/NBA players. This is sad. They do not see ANY African American MLB players doing commercials. Unlike Lebron, Curry, Russell Wilson, Richard Sherman, Westbrook, Blake Griffin, Harden, Barkley, Shaq, John Wall, Anthony Davis, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, Odell Beckham Jr, Cam Newton and more!!

  Chris Rock AND Adam Jones said  baseball is a “white man’s sport”. Below is the link to Rock’s segment on HBO where he talked about how white baseball players are and the crowds who attend the games also.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFFQkQ6Va3A

  In my opinion the bigots who called Jones the N word and tossed peanuts at him etc should NEVER be allowed to attend a Red Sox game and should be fined $25,000 also. Adam Jones said this should happen and I agree 100%. MLB has a problem.

  And the commissioner was right to address this problem today. The Mayor of Boston did also.

  Ladies and gentlemen this is 2017 not 1948. MLB tries to celebrate “Jackie Robinson Day” every year. This is a joke! A big fat joke! Jackie would not be happy knowing their are ONLY 62 African Americans in the majors.

  And only two African American managers in Baker and Roberts. When I turn on a Mariners game from Safeco it is a sea of white faces.

  Yes I am very upset at this Adam Jones story. With Trump in the White House (well sometimes he is in the White House), racism is showing that it is alive and well. Just look at his cabinet.

  Over the years I have asked the Mariners to help me with advertising dollars with my business. I have not obtained one penny. I get a bunch of excuses. My program airs 24-7 in Washington State/Oregon and California on Comcast-On Demand and Xfinity X1. My entertainment program AND my urban sports program.

  And we stream online at musicinnercity.com and sportsinnercity.com  We are not a little public access program. I have been in broadcasting over 26 years folks. And have interviewed legend after legend after legend.

  • Tim and Rebecca and Kelly and others who attend games at Safeco, take a look around in the stands. And see at the white faces. Root TV for sure shows them. Their is a segment during the games where they have Mariner fans on trips over seas or at home. They are ALWAYS white! ALWAYS.

    It is sad. It is just the opposite at for instance the Warriors game tonight a Cavs game or Spurs game or a Seahawks game. You see diversity. You see America. You see African Americans, Native Americans, Whites, East Africans, Asians etc.

    The terrible story about Adam Jones in Boston shows me again why I am needed with “Sports Inner City TV”. Sorry to say racism is alive and well folks.  Sports radio KJR with it’s all white regular on air staff day and night for instance cannot discuss racism. They have never experienced it. Sorry to say EVERY African American man in America has. Including Adam Jones, David Price and others. We experience it EVERY DAY when we walk out our doors.

    And with Trump in the WH, things will not get better. See ya.

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    Ladies and gentlemen the last day or so since this Jones incident happened, I have heard African American MLB players wondering what in the hell is going on. This is 2017 not 1948. And they are also saying a lot of incidents have happened for some reason in the city of Boston.

    It is known in the black community that Boston is a racist city. But readers I don’t give a damn!! I feel the sport of baseball is racist. There outreach to the African American community is terrible. And it seems it is getting worse not better sad to say.

    

    Jackie Robinson Day: A Wasted Day In Major League Baseball!

    By gordon on Apr 15, 2017 | In Baseball, Featured | Comments Off on Jackie Robinson Day: A Wasted Day In Major League Baseball!

    ARTICLE FROM detroitfreepress.com (Full story click here)

    “One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

    Today as I type this blog is “Jackie Robinson Day” in Major League Baseball. WHAT A JOKE!! A wasted day. It upsets me as a sports fan when this day happens every year. I really does.

    As far as I am concerned MLB should eliminate this day. Every year players on every team wear #42 on the uniforms the number Jackie Robinson wore his entire career. Again a damn joke! Mr. Robinson would not be happy if he knew here in 2017, only 7.1% are African American in MLB. Let me repeat only 7.1% African American players in MLB.

    This is lowest amount of African Americans playing in MLB since 1958!! It is down from 8.1 in 2016. Down a full point ladies and gentlemen. This is not a good look!! Not a good look at all.

    Yes last years draft had a good amount of young African Americans drafted. But who said they will make it to the big show or the major leagues. We do not know this will happen. Meanwhile a team like our Seattle Mariners has a grand total of ONE African American on the team. Future guest on “Sports Inner City TV”, Jarrod Dyson. No African Americans in the front office of the Mariners and zero African American coaches.

    On “Jackie Robinson Day” here in Seattle, today’s game the Mariners vs. Rangers will have most likely ONE AFRICAN AMERICAN STARTING TOTAL!! Tremendously sad.

    Readers a major problem is young African American kids turn to football/basketball by age 12. They think baseball is boring and slow. Which by the way they are right!! Games are lasting more than 3 hours so far this year. Just too damn long for a nine inning game. In my opinion and many others, their needs to be a 20 second pitch clock. Also most young African American kids CANNOT EVEN NAME MORE THAN TWO OR THREE AFRICAN AMERICAN PLAYERS IF THAT!!

    But this is another story which I will tackle soon. Also another problem is young inner city kids do not see the few African American players in MLB on TV doing commercials on TV like NBA/NFL players. NONE WHAT SO EVER!!

    When I watch future guest on “Sports Inner City TV” Dave Sims broadcast tonight’s game on Robinson Day, he will look at the crowd at Safeco Field here in Seattle and see very few African American faces. It will be about 99% White/Asian. Like going to a Republican Convention or a Utah Jazz game in Salt Lake City. By the way Sims is one of only a few African American lead broadcasters in all major sports in America.

    Only 7.1% African American in MLB and down from 2016 a full point. This is a sad sad stat in my strong opinion. The RBI League AIN’T ENOUGH!! Knowing that a certain amount of African Americans were drafted AIN’T ENOUGH! Hell their is ONLY 2.8% African American playing college baseball. Only 2.8%!!

    I am sure Hammering Hank and Frank Robinson and Willie Mays and Reggie Jackson and other African American players from the past cannot be happy with the amount of African Americans playing MLB. Folks I am NOT talking about people of color from South America. I am talking about African Americans.

    “Jackie Robinson Day” in MLB IS A DAMN JOKE!! In my strong opinion. Truly sad.

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    Cannot Forget “Fried Chicken” Joke By Sergio Garcia

    By gordon on Apr 10, 2017 | In Featured | Comments Off on Cannot Forget “Fried Chicken” Joke By Sergio Garcia

    ARTICLE FROM golf.com (Click here for full story)

    “One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

    As a sports fan I watch sports on TV. Sometimes I may watch a event for only a few minutes but I will watch to see what is going on. Even golf for goodness sake if Tiger Woods is playing or if it is a big event like the Masters or U.S. Open.

    I watched the Masters this year because 57 year old and Seattle native Fred Couples was on the leader board. Even on Sunday Couples was on the leader board. Amazing! And I noticed a fella I have not liked as a sports fan, Sergio Garcia was near the lead. He has never won a major title so I watched.

    But truth be told I did not want Garcia to win. I wanted him to get beat by Justin Rose. Because I have not got over and will never get over the sorry to say racist comment he made at a event a few years ago regarding fried chicken. Read the link above.

    Saying he is “sorry” ain’t enough for me readers. Because he said what he said. In my opinion the damage has been done and I not forgive him. Tiger did but I will not. Hell another PGA golfer, Zuzzy Zoeller made a similar racist “fried chicken” so called joke about Tiger Woods also. Also behind Tiger’s back. His career was never the same.

    Because Garcia is so talented as a golfer he has continued to play well even after the Woods comments. Garcia is one of the best golfers in the world and has been for a long time. I was bothered by fans cheering for Garcia to win the Masters which he did. They did not know about the “fried chicken” comments about Tiger he made behind Tiger’s back. Nor did they care. I cared ladies and gentlemen.

    I can care less if Garcia said he was sorry. I can care less if Tiger called Sergio to congratulate him for winning the Masters this year. That was real cool for Woods to do that. But I am sorry folks, Sergio saying he was sorry just did not and will not cut it for yours truly. Knowing how many African Americans are on the PGA Tour. Basically zero.

    When I watched the Masters I searched for a black face and could no find one. The only African American I saw during the coverage if only for a little while was broadcaster Mike Tireco. That was it!! Not even any African American caddies!

    Back in the day, the major stars like Jack and Arnold and Gary Player etc had African American caddies. When the money got big BAM their went the black caddies. I don’t understand why. Maybe someone can explain why this happened.

    Ladies and gentlemen I have to bring these issues to the table when it comes to race. Because sports radio and other media will not. For sure not on sports radio KJR and 710 ESPN here in Seattle. I have to here on “Sports Inner City Online” and “Sports Inner City TV” and at “Music Inner City News Magazine” www.musicinnercity.com Please send me your comments at gcurvey@yahoo.com

    

    Division 1 College Baseball: Only 2.9% African American! Why?

    By gordon on Apr 5, 2017 | In Baseball, Featured | Comments Off on Division 1 College Baseball: Only 2.9% African American! Why?

    ARTICLE FROM nytimes.com (Full story click here)

    I am a sports fan. I love basketball, football, track & field, boxing, tennis (when Serena and Venus are playing, golf (when Tiger is playing), and baseball.

    But I do have major problems with the sport of baseball. It is a sport that thinks it is still 1963. When Frank and Brooks Robinson and Mickey Mantle and the great Willie Mays and Lou Brock was playing.

    But last time I checked it is 2017. It is a sport that moves way way to slow or other words the games are to damn long. Sometimes a game can last three and half hours. Too long.

    Here are some facts readers. Young African American kids do not give a damn about baseball by the age of 12 or 13. Other words just after little league age. They turn to football/basketball.

    They think the sport of baseball is very boring and too slow. Unlike the sport of football and basketball. Which are fast moving sports. For sure in basketball. They see the high flying dunks great shooting in basketball and athletic plays and hits in the sport of football and they fall in love with both of the sports.

    But inner city kids fall out of love with baseball. They see cats wearing baseball uniforms and their pants are up to their knees and they don’t think it’s “cool” They see pitchers taking forever to pitch and catchers making making many trips to the mound etc. Inner city kids see one word…boring.

    Ladies and gentlemen when as a sports fan, I flip to the Pac 12 network who cover Pac 12 baseball and see basically all white teams it is shocking. I turn their not to watch the games but to monitor the diversity on various teams. I don’t see diversity. I just see white players. Again it is shocking!

    Readers in Div 1 college baseball their is ONLY 2.9% African Americans playing the sport. Let me repeat folks. In Div 1 college baseball ONLY 2.9% African American are playing the sport.

    There is another reason why African Americans are NOT playing baseball. In my next article I will give one man’s opinion concerning the lack of marketing of MLB. Shout out to Seattle Times sports reporter Larry Stone for forwarding a great article on the topic to me.

    I respect Mr. Stone and also another reporter Shannon Dryer here locally. As well as Mariner broadcaster and a real nice fella Dave Sims. Very soon a guest on “Sports Inner City TV”. Another reporter Ryan Divish I do NOT respect. Which is another story!

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