Was Steve Carlton a racist and anti semite?

[Chuck9788]

Originally Posted by Steve D

+1

At an absolute minimum, this seems like one of those posts where the person should be required to post their real name, as opposed to hiding behind a forum id.

Steve

The original post was a fair question. My name is Chuck, why would my full name be important in any way?!?


Carlton Denies He Made Anti-Semitic Comments
http://articles.latimes.com/1994-04-..._steve-carlton


Pitcher and Reporter Are at Odds over Alleged Anti-semitic Remarks
http://articles.latimes.com/1994-04-..._steve-carlton


Carlton denies anti-Semitic comments, apologizes
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/04...2772766296000/

[JMEnglish27]

Originally Posted by Chuck9788

The original post was a fair question. My name is Chuck, why would my full name be important in any way?!?

Because you're using his.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by bigj7489

Because you're using his.

That's okay, we'll just call you, appropriately, Chuck 'n Duck!

[CW]

Chuck, the OP, did not give his opinion of Steve Carlton, did he? He's just asking a question.

sincerely,
Chuck

[ALR-bishop]

All I know about Mr Carlton is that the Cardinals had him and somehow thought trading him for Rick "Wise" was a good idea.

[Snapolit1]

Guy has been the subject of a number of articles in the LA Times and someone thinks it's unfair that a simple question was asked on this colleting board? Weird response in people getting all defensive for Steve Carlton. Same question is asked about prominent public figures every day in the press.

[ALR-bishop]

Appreciate you injecting a political inference into the thread. Well done.

[Leon]

+1

Originally Posted by CW

Chuck, the OP, did not give his opinion of Steve Carlton, did he? He's just asking a question.

sincerely,
Chuck

[clydepepper]

I read somewhere that Jim Palmer used to wet his bed.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Well, he was an oenophile.

[seanofjapan]

So after reading the articles linked to, am I to understand that the only evidence to back any of this up is a single comment allegedly made 25 years ago, which Carlton denies having made, basically just referencing some nut job conspiracy theory, to a reporter who himself says Carlton is definitely not racist or anti Semitic?

It’s pretty thin.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Leon

+1

So it's sort of like jeopardy?
We can dodge that rule by making any opinion be in the form of a question?

Good to know.

[ALR-bishop]

Is Steve being sarcastic here ?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by steve B

So it's sort of like jeopardy?
We can dodge that rule by making any opinion be in the form of a question?

Good to know.

Sure thing....dodge until I see it. The way I read it the OP asked a legitimate question and didn't give an opinion of a person or company.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by CW

Chuck, the OP, did not give his opinion of Steve Carlton, did he? He's just asking a question.

sincerely,
Chuck

When did you stop beating your wife hitting is also a question.

Just asking a questions isnt' just asking when one of the answers would mean you are a socially unacceptable person...

or like when my wife asks me, what are you doing this weekend? i always afraid to answer because one of the answers may be wrong..

[Peter_Spaeth]

I still don't get the notion of hiding behind a screen name. On a forum discussing health issues, sure, there's a privacy concern. But baseball cards?

[CW]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I still don't get the notion of hiding behind a screen name. On a forum discussing health issues, sure, there's a privacy concern. But baseball cards?

Well, since you asked I can give one good reason for not disclosing your name on a forum like this: continuously posting expensive baseball cards from one's collection could potentially open oneself up for future theft or attempted burglary, even if you do not keep your cards in the home.

I believe it was Lionel Carter who once said once your collection gets large and has some value, it becomes difficult to share it with others because you are not sure who to trust.

[glynparson]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I still don't get the notion of hiding behind a screen name. On a forum discussing health issues, sure, there's a privacy concern. But baseball cards?

I agree, if you don't have any conviction in what you are saying don't say it. Even if you are anonymous or if your name is out there.

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I still don't get the notion of hiding behind a screen name. On a forum discussing health issues, sure, there's a privacy concern. But baseball cards?

Here's one "notion" that may not have occurred to many. First off, I have been a board member since the days of the old software platform. The only reason my join date is 2011 is that I took about 18 months off during the changeover, and so some of my data, post count, etc., did not carry over.

During almost all of this period, my son was being victimized through most of his school years. If it wasn't verbal abuse, it was, for example, tossing his new gym sneakers into a toilet bowl full of feces. These were not rare occurrences - it was incessant. AND, these sort of things carried over to social media. (it was all heartbreaking, to say the least, and still is today). So, I kept my full name off my posts, as it would have been easy pickins for the cretins to look me up and phuck with my son even more.

I am happy to report that this all ended when he entered college. Hence I am a bit overdue in finally using my full name. (Anyway, at least 100 members have known my name through the BST, private deals or just plain community friendship). Hence, I gotta lotta opinions stored up after all this time so all youse (sic) better watch out!

And so, I have to believe there are many anons here that have legit reasons, if not exactly my own, to be so on a baseball card forum