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Originally Posted by drcy
He's in the Hall of Fame, and should be in the Hall of Fame, because he broke the color barrier. Stat arguments are beside the point.
If honoring the allowing of blacks to play in Major League Baseball is considered "PC," then I'll take being PC as a good thing.
For the record, I take no issue with someone questioning his statistical worthiness visa vie getting into the Hall of Fame. It's a legitimate question and topic. That I take a different route to my conclusion doesn't mean I find fault with someone bringing up the topic. Hall of Fame merits and stat debates for players is a regular topic on this and other boards.
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This is I why I feel on the topic. What he did as a pioneer for every other player after him is why we know him so well.i always assumed he had better stats when I was younger. Purely just because they way he was revered.
I really never understood the color barrier anyway considering native Americans played from the 1800s on.with most full blood natives being just as dark as the African American players. If it was just African Americans that could not play. Then it should have a different name.