In the moments after Sherman's post-game interview, Twitter exploded. People called him everything from a "thug" to a "disgrace," and even Justin Verlander suggested that Sherman would get "high and tight" fastballs if he were in the MLB.

We're still a country that isn't ready for lower-class Americans from neighborhoods like Compton to succeed. We're still a country that can't decipher a person's character. We're still a country that can't accept someone if they're a little louder, a little prouder, a little different.