"People see dark faces out there, and the perception is that they're African-American. They're not us. They're impostors. Even people I know come up and say: 'Hey, what color is Vladimir Guerrero? Is he a black player?' I say, 'Come on, he's Dominican. He's not black.' As African-American players, we have a theory that baseball can go get an imitator and pass them off as us. It's like they had to get some kind of dark faces, so they go to the Dominican or Venezuela because you can get them cheaper. It's like, 'Why should I get this kid from the South Side of Chicago and have Scott Boras represent him and pay him $5 million when you can get a Dominican guy for a bag of chips?' ... I'm telling you, it's sad."
A new segment Gheorge Muresan will be bringing you on IATT will be called Quote of the Week. And while I know this quote from Hunter is over a year old, I thought it was only fitting to make the inaugural quote of the week from the best wall-climber in baseball.
Now onto the quote. First of all, is there any way we can get Torii Hunter on this blog? Because if you read between the lines, you can see there is a great blogger fighting to get out. I mean the Dominican's going rate is a bag of chips? I mean this would have been comparable to MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech had he only specified what kind. Sun Chips? Lays? Because everybody knows there is a massive difference between Fritos BBQ Twists and Shaws-brand Salt and Vinegar. But seriously, though, Hunter has a point here. I hate when Albinos step on the field and people automatically assume they're Irish. Agents picking them up for a stick of beef jerky instead of picking up a talented potato farmer and paying them the $5 M they deserve. They're imposters I tell ya, imposters!
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