The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry.

I'm a human being. I'm not a piece of property. I'm not a consignment of goods.

And I'd be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn't gone through worse times than my teammates.

Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth, and so, of course, was my decision to have it out in public with the owners of organized baseball.

I'd often wondered what would I do if I were ever traded, because it happened many, many times.

The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry.

I'll also say, yes, I think the change in black consciuosness in recent years has made me more sensitive to injustice in every area of my life.