C.C. Sabathia Just Took The Wheel And Backed The Bus Over Boston On Behalf Of Adam Jones

Sabathia said he's experienced what Adam Jones did in Boston, though not since he's been with Yankees because their security presence in pen

— Erik Boland (@eboland11) May 2, 2017

Sabathia said in his big league career "I've never been called the N word" anywhere but in Boston

— Erik Boland (@eboland11) May 2, 2017

Sabathia said it's talked about among black major leaguers: "we know. There's 62 of us. We all know. When you go to Boston, expect it."

— Erik Boland (@eboland11) May 2, 2017

Call me crazy, but I don't think this is the greatest of looks for Beantown. By no means am I labeling Boston a racist city or implying that the overwhelming minority are the voice of the vast majority when they prejudicially heckle professional athletes. Just saying, we don't need audio or visual evidence for this previously unsubstantiated Adam Jones story to seem pretty goddamn substantiated now,  so maybe their population has a couple more handfuls of shamelessly outspoken bigots mixed in?

NOW: @Orioles' Adam Jones addresses racial taunts heard from stands at Fenway Park https://t.co/Okz2bwUl4f pic.twitter.com/zFScsmTLql

— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 2, 2017

​I suppose one could make the argument that he was lying (although that's an insanely dangerous/borderline discriminatory assumption to make) in order to pander towards a citywide, negative stereotype. However - even on the off-chance that he did - there's a reason why he was successful in doing so. I would imagine it's similar to the reason that a relatively unbiased third party weighed in sounding like he is responsible for forming a 62 person group chat with the sole purpose of reminding black ball players to block out the racial slurs of Red Sox fans.

Now, I don't think that African American Major Leaguers are giving new meaning to the term "AA Meeting" by therapeutically discussing their traumatizing experiences in Massachusetts with each other on a regular basis. It's pretty telling that the Yankees pitcher felt strongly enough about the subject to paint that picture, but if this were as common of an issue as C.C. Sabathia is making it sound then he almost assuredly would have spoken up during the near-decade he's spent as part of rival organization.

​Still, soft spoken veterans don't often powerfully insert themselves right into the center of racial controversies unless they are absolutely certain there is something to them. So maybe - just maybe - it's time for the proud Fenway faithful to open their ears and try to keep their bad eggs in check so they can start to rid themselves of a rotten reputation that's largely undeserved. 

UPDATE: This was all a premature overreaction. You hear those cheers? Racism is dead and it will be remembered as fondly in Boston as Aaron Hernandez...

The Fenway crowd cheers @SimplyAJ10. #MLBNShowcase pic.twitter.com/F5mZK4Atep

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) May 2, 2017