My post from Monday on the Toronto Star story on the racial makeup of the Blue Jays drew some attention from around the Blogosphere over the past two days. Dave Pinto noted the post on Monday, and added his own comments concerning the impact the book, Moneyball is having around the Majors. Out on the West Coast, Matt Welch added in his two cents, both on his own site, as well as at Reason's Hit and Run.
From Western Canada, Colby Cosh pointed out some other facts that eluded the writers and editors at the Star, including the crucial role Canada played in Jackie Robinson's eventual debut in the Major Leagues. Later, Welch popped back in with his own comments concerning Colby's post.
Finally, the folks over at the Wall Street Journal Online, Jason Fry and Carl Bialik, made the Star's story the central feature of yesterday's edition (subscription required) of the consistently excellent, Daily Fix.
Taken together, I think this story is just another excellent example of how Blogs, in conjunction with "mainstream" media, can work together to knock down a story as silly as the Star's. Granted, their piece was a particularly egregious example of how ignorance and political correctness can collide to create a piece of bad journalism.
Whether or not the folks at the Star are paying attention is another matter entirely.
