Sunday, May 16, 2010

Diamondbacks

So, I'm in the Mission District yesterday here in the City, and I am approached at one corner by a group of people wanting people to boycott the Giants/Diamondbacks matchup at AT&T Park about two weeks from now.
I'm all for making a statement, but this seems to be a cutting off of the nose to spite the face issue...aren't half the players in baseball from outside the US and south of the border? To give an example, here's the Diamondbacks' roster:

Arizona Diamondbacks Active Roster

Arizona Diamondbacks Active Roster
#PitchersB/THtWtDOB
55Blaine BoyerR-R6'3"215Jul 11, 1981
58Juan GutierrezR-R6'3"210Jul 14, 1983
15Dan HarenR-R6'5"215Sep 17, 1980
22Aaron HeilmanR-R6'5"225Nov 12, 1978
46Bob HowryL-R6'5"220Aug 4, 1973
36Edwin JacksonR-R6'3"210Sep 9, 1983
31Ian KennedyR-R6'0"195Dec 19, 1984
13Rodrigo LopezR-R6'1"185Dec 14, 1975
50Chad QuallsR-R6'5"220Aug 17, 1978
49Carlos RosaR-R6'1"210Sep 21, 1984
43Cesar ValdezR-R6'2"200Mar 17, 1985
32Esmerling VasquezR-R6'1"175Nov 7, 1983
#CatchersB/THtWtDOB
28John HesterR-R6'3"220Sep 14, 1983
19Chris SnyderR-R6'4"245Feb 12, 1981
#InfieldersB/THtWtDOB
3Tony AbreuS-R5'9"200Nov 13, 1984
6Stephen DrewL-R6'0"185Mar 16, 1983
2Kelly JohnsonL-R6'1"205Feb 22, 1982
25Adam LaRocheL-L6'3"205Nov 6, 1979
11Augie OjedaS-R5'9"175Dec 20, 1974
27Mark ReynoldsR-R6'2"220Aug 3, 1983
4Rusty RyalR-R6'2"200Mar 16, 1983
#OutfieldersB/THtWtDOB
5Cole GillespieR-R6'1"205Jun 20, 1984
34Conor JacksonR-R6'2"215May 7, 1982
10Justin UptonR-R6'2"205Aug 25, 1987
24Chris YoungR-R6'2"200Sep 5, 1983

1 comment:

Jo Jardin said...

I would venture to say that not everyone on that roster was born in the US...just a guess here.