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.
Hudson Agrees With Sheffield On Black Bench Players