Rrecently had to unfriend (not on FB but in real life) someone because his joke of another non-black person being “blacker” than I am because of how I talk, carry myself...you know, I wasnt saying enough slang, I didnt have a street/funky ‘blaccent’ or whatever...another friend felt sympathy that this person had said…

Hate to bust up the familiar “these people are old, ignorant and won’t be around in the much-better future” talk but I’ve heard that for more than 30 years and sure my parents have longer than that...please know that there’s no end to this cycle of ignorance/Hate, just have to keep fighting it.

Truly I could understand how people could say that for the last few years, especially with the West/East issue, but even with George, Anthony, etc., coming to the West, this year quite a few teams have stepped up in either talent or chemistry (Magic, Pistons, Knicks, Pacers, Grizzlies, etc) and many, many games will…

Absurd. And “piss and whine” shows more about you than you think...

Amazng about how pending posts disappear on this platform - ah well, gotta deal with shoddy writing, guess it’s the same with shoddy coding...anyway, a much more insightful take on Vogey/this appreciation: https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2017/9/11/16290316/ryan-vogelsong-sf-giants-retirement

Yeah, it’s not MLB honoring Vogey, it’s the Giants and Giants’ fans know how to appreciate those players who helped SF get THREE WS - so if we/they want to also appreciate Travis Ishikawa, Cody Ross, Edgar Renteria, Sergio Romo, Michael Morse, BARRY ZITO, or others, we’ll do it without thought of your commentary, cool?