Yesterday, the MLB Network social media accounts posted the following: Screenshot Those of you who follow me knew where I was going with this as soon as you saw it. The disclaimers – “single season” and “minimum 400 PA” are simply more ways in which MLB can continue its exclusion of Negro League greats from … Continue reading MLB Ignores Negro Leagues, Part 94
During the Statcast version of Sunday Night Baseball last night, the broadcast displayed a graphic showing the only pairs of teammates to have an OPS+ of 180 or greater in the same season. Pictured were Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, Aaron Judge and Juan Soto. My first thought was that MLB was excluding Negro League … Continue reading MLB Still Ignores Negro Leagues, Part 72…
Tuesday night during the MLB All-Star Game, once Shohei Ohtani’s third inning drive reached foot 400 on its 400-foot journey into the right field stands at Globe Life Field, the various MLB social media accounts tripped over each other to get the news out: Shohei Ohtani became the first MLB player to hit a home … Continue reading Don’t Be Fooled: MLB Still Ignores Negro Leagues
76 years ago today, 42-year-old Satchel Paige became the first Black pitcher in the American League when he made his debut for Cleveland against the St. Louis Browns. He entered in relief of the struggling (but future Hall of Famer) Bob Lemon in the fifth inning, with Cleveland trailing 4-1. He pitched two scoreless innings … Continue reading Happy Satchel Paige Day!
In part one, we looked at how NL teams that were quick to embrace integration kicked the crap out of teams that were reluctant to integrate for decades. Now we’re going to look at individual players’ performance. Let’s look at how the players who would not have been allowed to play in the National League … Continue reading Part 2: Yes, Negro League Stats Should be Included with AL/NL Stats. I Mean…
Just over a week ago, Major League Baseball announced that statistics from Negro Leagues between 1920 and 1948 will be absorbed into official MLB records, a long overdue acknowledgement and inclusion of some of the best to ever play. (And many of whom you may not have heard, who were damn good players…) Of course, … Continue reading (Taps mic…) Yes, NeL Statistics Should be Included with MLB Stats
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