If a player is racially insulted, he should have the right to leave the field.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.
When I played, I received racial abuse but I was just one of a few black players and we weren't backed up by the authorities.
An ardent supporter of the hometown team should go to a game prepared to take offense, no matter what happens.
If either player abandon the game by quitting the table in anger, or in an otherwise offensive manner; or by momentarily resigning the game; or refuses to abide by the decision of the Umpire, the game must be scored against him.
The job of arguing with the umpire belongs to the manager, because it won't hurt the team if he gets thrown out of the game.
The stance I took was there is no room for racial bias anywhere in sports. I believe that was basically all I said about it. Certainly I was cast as an abolitionist. Death threats came. Hate mail came.
There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all.
An angry player can't argue with the back of an umpire who is walking away.
Racism and discrimination of any kind have no place in football.
Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.