Hudson Agrees With Sheffield On Black Bench Players
Jul 30, 2014 7:23 PM
Orlando Hudson was asked if he thought African Americans faced greater obstacles to break into the game, Hudson said, "You remember when Gary Sheffield said a black man cannot be a bench player and play this game? There's no place for us as a bench player.
"You look at it, you know, Brandon Phillips plays every day. Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard play every day. [I] play every day. Vernon Wells plays every day. [Carl] Crawford plays every day. [Mike] Cameron plays every day. Bill Hall plays every day. I don't know too many African American bench players. Can y'all name one?"
Reporters came up with Gary Matthews, Lenny Harris, Juan Pierre and Tony Phillips.
Los Angeles Times
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