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matt819

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4. I'm not a baseball fan...
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 04:35 PM
Jul 2020

... but that was an interesting read. A window into 1950s racism in baseball, indeed, almost full-on white supremacy.

I wasn’t a baseball fan in the 60s either, though I recalled being a fan of Clemente, though I can’t recall why.

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What a thrill that must have been Ohiogal Jul 2020 #1
He was my first hero and when he died I cried The Polack MSgt Jul 2020 #2
I can imagine.... Ohiogal Jul 2020 #3
I'm not a baseball fan... matt819 Jul 2020 #4
It was a well written essay The Polack MSgt Jul 2020 #6
That's cool. underpants Jul 2020 #5
Back in the day when the Cubs could invent ways to lose rurallib Jul 2020 #7
I had to laugh The Polack MSgt Jul 2020 #8
Excellent history. Thanks. kairos12 Jul 2020 #9
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