knightedsoldier5000
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http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=anders002bry
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/anderbr05.shtml
Who? You are probably asking.
It seems that a lot of the conversation revolves around great white players on here. But exploration of the caste system requires us to seek out and study the white players that have gotten an unfair shake by the caste system that keeps whites down.
Anderson was once a highly regarded catching prospect that could hit for high average and OBP with some pop. Decent hitting catchers aren't easy to come by. He moved up quickly through the ranks, but the coaches kept claiming he needed to work on defense. Hitting was no problem. After breezing through the minors, Anderson got stuck at AAA. Larussa had a man-crush on molina and seemed to have developed a dislike for Anderson. Larussa's love for molina, combined with his preference for free agent, veteran scrubs for backup catchers didn't give Anderson a chance to make it to the bigs. Finally 5 years go by while he's stuck at AAA. 5 years! 2012 spring training came by and the competion to be Molina's backup came down to Anderson and a hispanic Tony Cruz. Cruz had a weak bat, but was praised by the announcers and coaches for his intangible defense. Anderson tore it up in spring training, but the decision was made to promote cruz and send Anderson back down to AAA for his 5th season there.
Finally, Anderson got his callup with expanded rosters this September, and to my surprise he got a start! But the start came against..... Stephen Strasburg!!!
Anderson just can't catch a break. he's already lost 3-4 years of his pro career to being pigeon holed in AAA. I'm hopeful that he finally gets away from the Cardinal organization and catches on some where that he can get steady playing time. I can't help but wonder if his last name wasn't Rodriguez or Cruz if he wouldn't have been with the club a long time ago.
This one's for you Anderson, and for all the other white athletes passed over for mediocre hispanics! It's really symbolic of our society today in which hispanics steal our jobs and our culture and our livelihoods.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/anderbr05.shtml
Who? You are probably asking.
It seems that a lot of the conversation revolves around great white players on here. But exploration of the caste system requires us to seek out and study the white players that have gotten an unfair shake by the caste system that keeps whites down.
Anderson was once a highly regarded catching prospect that could hit for high average and OBP with some pop. Decent hitting catchers aren't easy to come by. He moved up quickly through the ranks, but the coaches kept claiming he needed to work on defense. Hitting was no problem. After breezing through the minors, Anderson got stuck at AAA. Larussa had a man-crush on molina and seemed to have developed a dislike for Anderson. Larussa's love for molina, combined with his preference for free agent, veteran scrubs for backup catchers didn't give Anderson a chance to make it to the bigs. Finally 5 years go by while he's stuck at AAA. 5 years! 2012 spring training came by and the competion to be Molina's backup came down to Anderson and a hispanic Tony Cruz. Cruz had a weak bat, but was praised by the announcers and coaches for his intangible defense. Anderson tore it up in spring training, but the decision was made to promote cruz and send Anderson back down to AAA for his 5th season there.
Finally, Anderson got his callup with expanded rosters this September, and to my surprise he got a start! But the start came against..... Stephen Strasburg!!!
Anderson just can't catch a break. he's already lost 3-4 years of his pro career to being pigeon holed in AAA. I'm hopeful that he finally gets away from the Cardinal organization and catches on some where that he can get steady playing time. I can't help but wonder if his last name wasn't Rodriguez or Cruz if he wouldn't have been with the club a long time ago.
This one's for you Anderson, and for all the other white athletes passed over for mediocre hispanics! It's really symbolic of our society today in which hispanics steal our jobs and our culture and our livelihoods.