In the fifth inning of Saturday’s game, White Sox catcher Yasmini faced a third baseman from the Grand Yankees, Josh Donaldson. Umpire Nick Mahrali clears the benches and separates the two, and eventually White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson has to hold on to his teammates. Wearing camouflage caps for all the players, it looked like the biggest controversy in the world over a bus pro shops parking lot.
What did Donaldson do to make the White Sox urinate? Well, the context is important: Donaldson has a history of peeing the White Sox. Last season, he left Lucas Giolito and Made a reference Pitcher using a gun; After the game, the two players met in the parking lot. In 2018, he was upset that first base coach Daryl Boston would use a whistle to celebrate important plays. But this time, Donaldson said he called Anderson “Jackie” in the first inning, citing a 2019 Sports illustrated The article quotes shortstop Jackie Robinson as saying:
“I feel like Jackie Robinson today,” he said. “It simply came to our notice then. But it’s great because he changed the game, and I think I got to the point where I had to change the game. “
When Stephanie Epstein’s article was published, Anderson drew attention to her desire to openly enjoy her accomplishments, such as hitting home runs, and still be punished for it, at a time when MLB’s ad was “Let the Kids Play.” ” Epstein also mentioned the shrinking number of black players in pro baseball. Donaldson clearly holds the quote better than the rest of the article.
This is a guy who has an idea that he could get into trouble. Donaldson said that from 2019, he would joke with Anderson as “Jackie”, citing this quote. He doesn’t know why there is a problem with shortstop now. “If anything has changed since then – I don’t mean a word trying to be racist,” Donaldson said. He said he called Anderson “Jackie” this time to quell any excitement from a game on May 13, where Donaldson applied a rough tag on Anderson in third base:
Donaldson can solve his own mystery: perhaps that is what has changed. Or maybe Anderson never liked to start the joke, because when he was asked about it after the game, he called it a “disrespectful comment.”
“Basically, he was trying to call me Jackie Robinson,” Anderson said. “Like, ‘What’s up, Jackie?’ I don’t play it that way. I don’t really play it. I wasn’t really going to bother anyone today, but he commented and, you know, it was disrespectful and I don’t think it was said for it. It was unnecessary. “
It seemed like a unified moment for the White Sox. “I just thought [Donaldson’s comment] There was one less hit, and I want to make sure I get my team back. Grendel said, He called it “unacceptable” and indicated that he remembered what Donaldson had said to Geolito last season. Chicago manager Dr. Tony La Rusa Donaldson “made a racist remark,” and declined to elaborate. The MLB has said it will investigate, but I do not believe the League will find a satisfactory resolution.
All the publicly available context shows that the only person who enjoys this ongoing joke is Josh Donaldson. Even if a former Tea Party fan thinks that what Donaldson said is racist, well, it doesn’t help. The White Sox and Yankees are playing a doubleheader today; This will be the last time they will face each other in a regular season. Donaldson said he was ready to talk to Anderson about what he had said. I don’t know if this will solve the problem completely, but it can prevent some fastballs from ending up in some ribs.