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Originally Posted by Mark17
Your analogy is flawed because the Sistine Chapel's fame is 100% due to the skill employed by the best artisan of the day... not because it was painted. Integration is a watershed moment in baseball because somebody did it.
If Rickey chooses to make Campanella the guy to break the color line, Robinson would be a borderline HOFer. Roy won 3 MVP awards and was the better player, and that's just one example.
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Interestingly, I believe he had only one season in the Negro Leagues (at age 26) before Rickey chose him, is that right? So it's hard to say his Dodgers stats are that misleading unlike Campy who had a number of Negro League seasons that would have enhanced his career stats.
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