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Originally Posted by Warszawa
I think it's due to the insane cost more than anything. 70 bucks for a good glove, another 200 for a solid bat, 50 for cleats; the costs just add up. An inner city kid from a poor place like Detroit or St. Louis can't afford all those costs, and will be moved towards sports where all you need to buy is a ball and have a net to shoot the ball into
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That does not explain the shortstops from Puerto Rico, where kids play with cardboard gloves to start out.
When I was a kid (break out the harps) we shared gloves and bats. Made it tough on me because I am left handed and us sinister Americans were few and far between in my home town. It was tough playing the field with a glove meant for a righty. That;s my excuse for being unable to field
I suggest your analysis is not correct.