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Preach, Chris Rock: Why Black People Can’t Get Into Baseball

'AMERICA'S PASTIME'

It’s a game that’s coasted on nostalgia, never bothering to adapt to the changing sports landscape. Chris Rock has a point: The love affair between blacks and baseball is over.

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I have watched sports most of my life. I admittedly know next to nothing about baseball.

Growing up, my friends hardly if ever discussed “America’s Pastime.”

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