So the local Ziomedia rag, the Washington Compost, decided they can no longer ignore Turner's production and obvious talent and wrote a piece about him in today's edition of the rag.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...c61fb6-7077-11e6-8365-b19e428a975e_story.html
The article was on his overall talent with an emphasis on his speed. The article started out very positive but then it turns into one big backhanded compliment. Here are some excerpts:
"Turner’s emergence as the fastest player on the Nationals came after Manager Dusty Baker attracted criticism in December for saying the club needed more Latin and African American players to add speed to the roster. It’s an irony not lost on Turner — or his teammates. “I hear it all the time, that I’m fast for a white guy,” Turner said. “I’m used to it.” Said (Bryce) Harper: “He’s the fastest white boy I’ve ever seen. You can quote me on that.”"
"Assistant hitting coach Jacque Jones and others, including outfielder Ben Revere, said jokes about Turner’s speed are not uncommon in the clubhouse.“People say white people don’t got speed,” said Revere, himself one of the faster players in the majors. “But he definitely got brother speed. Let’s put it that way. He’s one of the weird types of fast white boys. He can run.”"
"Reliever Shawn Kelley called Turner the fastest player in baseball. First base coach Davey Lopes determined it’s a toss-up between Turner, Cincinnati Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton and Miami Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon. Starter Joe Ross declared Turner the fastest person he has seen on a baseball field. Outfielder Brian Goodwin said Turner could have succeeded on the track if he didn’t play baseball."
"“He’s fast, bro,” Goodwin said. “Damn fast.”"
"The Nationals began Turner’s center field conversion at Class AAA Syracuse in late June out of necessity.
A logjam in the middle infield was blocking Turner from an everyday role in the majors, and they wanted his bat in the lineup because they were getting the worst production in the majors out of the leadoff spot as Revere and Michael A. Taylor floundered. " (So this means Dusty Baker, the new black manager of the Nationals in December, thought that the team needed more speed so he needed to bring in more black and Latino players. So he brought in two negroes, Revere and Taylor, instead of Turner, because they must be faster and better. And of course he wanted to give the bruthas a chance instead of the white boy. And the bruthas proceeded to suck and Baker couldn't deny it any longer, so in June he finally, grudgingly, brought up the white boy. And...)
"Turner’s smooth shift has transformed Washington’s offense. He was named NL rookie of the month for August, when he had 45 hits, the most in a month for a Nationals first-year player. Turner has stolen 20 bases in 23 tries — replay review was needed for the three times he was ruled out — and recorded a hit in eight straight plate appearances against the Baltimore Orioles last month. The day after the streak ended, he tallied two infield hits, forced two errors in one inning with his speed and stole a base in a win over the Colorado Rockies."
The article is written by a Latino, Jorge Castillo. The Compost's white beta writers would not write an article that is so complimentary of a white player's speed, even in a backhanded way like this article does. It is still great to see the fanstastic success Turner has had once he was given a chance. But of course the Caste System Ziomedia can't just say that he's a really good, fast player. They have to present it as "he's fast for a white boy."
