RBI player you were most surprised to find out was a black guy

[capt_taco]

Since everyone was white in RBI, and my baseball knowledg was still far from complete, I was very surprised when I eventually found out certain RBI players were black guys. Among them:

1. Lou Whitaker
2. Andre Dawson
3. Donnie Moore
4. Dave Henderson
5. Kirby Puckett
6. Harold Baines
7. George Bell

Anyone else remember the same thing? If so, for whom?

[Gantry]

I personally followed baseball around the time of RBI, so I knew who most of the players were.  I think I always assumed Rupperto was white until I researched his legend page though, only guy I can think of...

[BeefMaster]

You didn't know that a guy named "Andre" was black?!

I'd probably vote for Donnie Moore.  He was dead by the time I started really following baseball, so I'd never seen him play.

This reminds me of the "Reggie Cleveland Group", an idea started by Bill Simmons - guys who you think they're black when you hear their name but aren't.  Marcus Giles and Khalil Greene are prominent current members.

[Mike D.]

I partied with Khalil Green at Clemson not too long ago.  He doesn't have much of a problem picking up chicks, to put it mildly.

[fightonusc]

I partied with Khalil Green at Clemson not too long ago.  He doesn't have much of a problem picking up chicks, to put it mildly.

So, you're saying he's gay?

[BDawk]

Like my boy tells me...

[Dryden]

How about the poster child for this, Troy O'Leary?

[fknmclane]

Dude, every RBI player is white.  I'm not really sure what you guys are talking about.  Fuckin weirdos.

[OzzieLongBall]

just outta curiosity taco, did you also think that every player was grossly overweight??

[GDavis]

I was surprised when I found out that Gary Carter was black.

[BDawk]

Mookie Wilson is black?
Whaaa??

[capt_taco]

just outta curiosity taco, did you also think that every player was grossly overweight??

Well, not so much... although the RBI characters were pretty accurate for Puckett and Gwynn.

And to whoever else it was up there, how the hell would I know "Andre" was a black guy's name? I was something like 8 years old. I suppose I also should've known "Weinberg" or "goldstein" would be Jewish names.. Yeesh.

[Jawls]

imagine the shock of finding out that real baseball bats aren't curved and colored.

Edit - Remoed monster-sized sig pic...

[BeefMaster]

Sorry, capt_taco, that was me - I just thought it was funny, and of course you're right.  No offense was intended.

[nightwulf]

Uh, could we not attach pictures to every post that have no relevance? Particularly when they're that big ...

Nightwulf

[Gantry]

Uh, could we not attach pictures to every post that have no relevance? Particularly when they're that big ...

Agreed...  Some attachment pics are fine in small doses.  But super-size pics are not going to fly unless they are relevant to the discussion.  No offense...

The pic has been removed....

[ultimate7]

Since everyone was white in RBI, and my baseball knowledg was still far from complete, I was very surprised when I eventually found out certain RBI players were black guys. Among them:

1. Lou Whitaker
2. Andre Dawson
3. Donnie Moore
4. Dave Henderson
5. Kirby Puckett
6. Harold Baines
7. George Bell

Anyone else remember the same thing? If so, for whom?

I'm speechless, you didn't know who any of these guys were?  Am I just getting old?

[capt_taco]

I'm speechless, you didn't know who any of these guys were?  Am I just getting old?

Well, I'd heard of most of these guys but never really seen them or noticed whether they were white or black, I guess. I was into baseball as much as the next kid; I don't know, maybe I just wasn't paying enough attention.

[OzzieLongBall]

Taco I totally understand where you're coming from... i was THREE years old when RBI was released, and grew up playing the game with little more knowledge than the New York Mets team (who happen to be in the game)...  I too remember being caught off-guard the first time I saw that some of these players were black.. I mean it isn't rational to assume that everyone in that game is white, but i was a freakin little kid... it wasn't rational that I buried my parents car keys either.. your point is well-taken, although it was really too long ago for me to remember who specifically jolted me by not being white..

[capt_taco]

I still think Whitaker was the biggest surprise for me, since the first four letters of his name are the first four letters of "W-H-I-T-E."

Yeah, it's silly, but then again so are a lot of things little kids think.

For example, to this day, when I think of McGwire, Canseco, Valenzuela or Saberhagen, I sometimes envision the six-letter names McGwir, Cansco, Vlnzla and Sbrhgn. Whatever.