The white ball players knew that there were countless black ball players who could not only play in their self imposed watered down league - but could dominate it - and put many of them back into the minors or out of baseball! It was in fact in the 'hands of the white ball players" concerning them playing the best possible competition to test their skills! If Ruth, Cobb,
Dimaggio, or any superstar of that water downed league would of had made a stand - demanding to face the best talent in the country - baseball would of have had been a "real" major league long before 1947! Apparently, they were scared to make such a stand. To bad for them! History will forever place an asterisk next to each of those players who coward away from Gibson, Paige, Bell, and the like who were waiting for them! Like my father, blacks played one sport then - baseball! One can only imagine the talent pool available (check current b-ball & f-ball ratios) between 1900 and 1940 in black baseball! So foolish!!!!
2007-08-15
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