First it was Torii Hunter, and now it’s current Twins second baseman Orlando Hudson. Something about being in a Twins uniform makes people feel comfortable talking on race relations. The outspoken Hudson made comments to Yahoo’s Jeff Passan about Jermaine Dye and his current lack of a contract. If it goes as well as it did with Torii Hunter, the issue will be ignored, and Hudson will be labeled as batty.
Now, rather than make a huge elaborate argument on Hudson or Hunter’s behalf, I would like to point out that segregation was ended only about 50 years ago. The fact that most, if not all of the leagues owners were alive during this period (and are white) cannot be discounted. I’m not saying everyone is racist or anything, I’m just saying that dramatic societal changes don’t happen overnight, or even in 50 years. Maybe we don’t think it’s racism because we aren’t on the other end. And because we’re mostly Twins fans, who get to see Delmon Young, Denard Span and Orlando Hudson on a daily basis.
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