tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post8001632016441736671..comments2023-11-12T00:30:15.262+09:00Comments on Monster Island (actually a peninsula)*: Asian players in MLB favored over Latin American players?kushibohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-83508820275268376422010-08-04T07:18:39.449+09:002010-08-04T07:18:39.449+09:00LastnameKim, I think your theory goes a long way t...LastnameKim, I think your theory goes a long way toward explaining this. <br /><br />Sonagi, I definitely see what you mean. The sheer numbers plus the almost <i>entitled</i> sense that the US is, secondarily, a Spanish-speaking country, definitely means the infrastructure is there for Spanish-language interpretation. (It always cracks me up to fly into Honolulu International Airport to see Federal signs around HNL in English and Spanish, even though there is virtually no one who needs the Spanish and there are loads of people who could use Japanese, Korean, Chinese, etc.). <br /><br />I guess that what makes this case different, assuming again that Mr Guillen is accurate in his assessment, is that when there are large sums of money at stake (i.e., these expensive Asian ballplayers) then people make sure they are getting the interpretation they need. With the Spanish-speaking players, then LastnameKim's theory kicks in.kushibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-74328218140059583702010-08-04T06:14:02.888+09:002010-08-04T06:14:02.888+09:00Usually it's the other way around: In smaller...Usually it's the other way around: In smaller cities and towns, Spanish speakers get bilingual interpretation and translation services automatically while other language speakers have to request it for three reasons: dominance of Spanish speakers, availability of bilingual staff, and generally low English proficiency of Spanish-speaking immigrants. Reasons #1 and #2 reinforce reason #3.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-3985791619455943322010-08-04T01:23:10.362+09:002010-08-04T01:23:10.362+09:00It's probably important to note that it's ...It's probably important to note that it's not that MLB is snubbing Latino ballplayers, but the reason why Asians are allowed interpreters and Latinos are not (I personally didn't know Latin players were not allowed to have interpreters) is probably because most MLB teams have at least 20% or more spanish speakers on the team. With so many players and coaches who speak Spanish (whether they are from the US or south America), why would you want to fill the dugout with translators? The most Asian players on any team is probably no more than a handful...and they are mostly in the bullpen anyways. I'm sure if MLB ever gets to the level of having a similar number of Asian players on each team, they will have to start banning those translators. PLUS, most Spanish speakers can pick up English better than Koreans or Japanese (if they don't already speak a bit), so that could be another reason. I knew Ozzie was a colorful character, but I didn't know he was that ignorant.LastnameKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166790976278749188noreply@blogger.com