GARRY SHEFFIELD IS AN IDIOT!

In an interview in the June issue of GQ magazine, the typically outspoken Tigers designated hitter crashed into another wall when he said Latin players have replaced African-Americans as baseball's most prevalent minority because they are easier to control.

"I called it years ago. What I called is that you're going to see more black faces, but there ain't no English going to be coming out. … [It's about] being able to tell [Latin players] what to do -- being able to control them,"

"Where I'm from, you can't control us. You might get a guy to do it that way for a while because he wants to benefit, but in the end, he is going to go back to being who he is. And that's a person that you're going to talk to with respect, you're going to talk to like a man.

"These are the things my race demands. So, if you're equally good as this Latin player, guess who's going to get sent home? I know a lot of players that are home now can outplay a lot of these guys."

What Sheffield does not seem to understand is that it is this type of stupidity that makes teams want to shy away from him and other outspoken players. Sheffield has Hall of Fame type career stats, but his mouth has always gotten him in trouble, therefore he has moved from team to team his whole career. Sheff if you are worried about keeping your job, here is a tip: shut your mouth.

As far as the influx of Latin players in baseball, all you have to do is look at their sports culture. Baseball is king there, with no sport other than soccer coming close, while in America there are a ton of sports for kids to play. Therefore with so many kids in their culture playing baseball, it is only fitting that there have been many major league players produced. This is not uncommon in major sports these days that have a history of being played predominantly by Americans (i.e. Boxing & Basketball). Baseball's globalization has been nothing but good for the game and if Sheffield can not recognize that, then that is his loss, not baseballs.