tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post111913404628440665..comments2008-12-09T13:57:40.021-05:00dakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768386460112735397noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post-1120762149142443332005-07-07T14:49:00.000-04:002005-07-07T14:49:00.000-04:00"by the fact that, as those who were fans in the 1980s can attest, Darryl was most certainly a black baseball player."<BR/><BR/>As a 1980's era fan I've got to call you out a little here. I agree Kruk is an idiot, but I get a little touchy when race gets inserted into places it probably doesn't need to. Why was race an issue in the MVP voting of the 1980's?<BR/><BR/>Yes, he was black, as were the 1985, 1987,1989,1990-1993 National League MVPS's and the 1984,1987, and 1990 AL MVP's; and Joe Morgan, George Foster, Dave Parker, Willie Stargell, Don Baylor, Jim Rice, Rod Carew, Reggie Jackson, Dick Allen and Vida Blue all won in the even more racist 1970's and going back to the '60's you've got McCovey, Gibson, Cepeda, Clemente, Mays, Frank Robinson, and Maury Wills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com