Ryan Braun

[Bart]

The Brewers brought up Ryan Braun May 25, and he has been great. He is hitting, .350, with 20 round trippers, and 53 RBi's. He has only 250 some at bats. And his slugging % is .652.

 

[Don Wassall]

This is unfortunately a season in which hispanic hitters are predominating, perhaps for the first time since MLB began to orient itself towards developing as many hispanics as possible, but there are still some outstanding white hitters, especially young ones like Braun.

 

[Deadlift]

Brewers RF Corey Hart
http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/players/playerpage/448407

His power numbers are great and check out those SB's.

Cubs SS Ryan Theriot
http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/players/playerpage/392195

He's having a good season at the plate (on the heavily Caste CUBS) and he is also a good base stealer.

Dodgers C Russell Martin
http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/players/playerpage/483767

He's "quietly" having an exceptional season at the plate and on the base paths; most likely this is because he's probably White.

Marlins 3B Miguel Cabrera
http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/players/playerpage/288897

A very intriguing case here. He gets no where near the coverage that the obviously black and colored Hispanics get. Think Albert Pujols, David Ortiz, Soriano, Renteria, Vlad Guerrero and many more.

He is having a monster season and looks like a White hispanic to me. IF ANYTHING, he could be part Indian but not part black.

Yankees C Jorge Posada
http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/players/playerpage/7987

He looks like a Spaniard through and through. My understanding is that Puerto Rico has significantly more "genuine" White people, compared with the Dominican Republic.

One thing I like are White players' who hit for a solid batting average, have good instincts on the base paths and also play great defense.

Any information that can be added concerning this post, would be truly welcomed.

Edited by: Deadlift

 

[Skipperron]

Russell Martin has inter-racial parents and he is very "proud" of it and identifys as black, if you can believe that.

 

[Don Wassall]

ADodgers coach resistsa strongtemptation to play with Martin's hair:

 

[Realgeorge]

Saw Ryan Braun drive some beautiful hits against the Washington (Inter)Nationals last month. Even hit one out of the cavernous RFK stadium. The kid can hit.

 

[Deadlift]

Russell Martin has inter-racial parents and he is very "proud" of it and identifys as black, if you can believe that.

Thanks for the information. I knew this was a possibility - as he looked a bit "wiggerish" with his baseball cap a bit crooked. White men know how to properly align their caps.

 

[Don Wassall]

A couple of fun facts -- Braun was the fifth pick of the first round in '05, the highest drafted Jewish player since Ron Bloomberg went first overall in 1967. Braun's grandmother has lived the past 40 years in a home once owned by slugger Hank Greenberg.

 

[sport historian]

A couple of fun facts -- Braun was the fifth pick of the first round in '05, the highest drafted Jewish player since Ron Bloomberg went first overall in 1967.  Braun's grandmother has lived the past 40 years in a home once owned by slugger Hank Greenberg. 

My father and uncle used to go to what was then called Briggs Stadium in Detroit when Hank Greenberg was playing for the Tigers. They especially enjoyed watching him take batting practice.

 

[Bart]

According to several internet sources, Braun's mother is not Jewish.