BASA Family,
Black or white?!Does it really matter?! What are you expecting to hear from a non-black player? Some esoteric secret to the softball universe? Whether black or white, female or male, they are all SOFTBALL PLAYERS! A non-black player is going to say basically the same thing as a black player!Don't believe me?......Sit down and talk to them when you get a chance, they don't bite. It's ridiculous that we should profile a non-black, just because this is a black association. Don't hide behind, "I want to hear their perspective"?,or "They could play for any league, they chose us!" What!!!! Most blacks can play in any league they want also?! Profiles are basically a get to know the player's persona, not a question and answer about, "Why a non-black player plays on a black circuit?" Softball is a team sport. To help you out a little bit, non-blacks play for the same reason blacks do! The team, the competition, comraderie, and the satisfaction of winning! In closing, I'm not saying don't profile a non-black player. I'm just saying don't expect anything different than you would if you profiled a black player! This should help you a little bit! Softball is universal, we just happen to play in the BASA! Think aboutit?..................

if it(softball) was so universal, we wouldn't need BASA in the first place. Think about it. Whites don't seek out to play BASA, we usually seek them out. Think about it. There are usually no white players riding the bench. They usually are pretty decent and play infield. That is why we pick them up. I don't buy the comraderie line.

It is what it is. I would like an honest answer from a white player on what it is like to have your world flip at the ball park when you are the minority for a change.

You already know! Just take your experience in life, and transfer it to Softball. By the way, I wasn't trying to offend you, by calling Softball universal, but the BASA is an association, not the origination. The fact that the BASA exists, has nothing to do with softball being universal! Before the BASA, there was softball, after the BASA, there will be softball. Think about it?! Furthermore, you seem like you need a non-black perspective to validate your being in the BASA? Do you?

I don't need the perspective. If you notice, when I first chimed in on the subject, I said that my first reaction from my more militant days would have been hell no and who cares. I have since mellowed and would like hear the other side. It would have to be honest though. As soon as I see "it doesn't matter to me black, white , green or purple", I will stop reading. No Bruno type answers from the show Black/White.

As a white player of BASA softball and a member of the 502 Boyz for 3 or 4 years I fell like a family member on my team. We win together lose together Drink, eat and joke along. The reason I wanted to play BASA was just to play ball and have a good time. I could play for any white team but I choose to be a part of the 502 Boyz.