[rhettyeakley]

I was speaking with my brother Rhys on the phone today and we both got to speaking about Jackie Robinson and the other players from 1947 that "broke the color barrier" (and in the case of Johnny Wright, the other African American that broke in with Montreal in 1946 along with Jackie). I find it interesting that the American League does nothing to celebrate the man who broke their color barrier, Larry Doby.

I have heard people speak about the two situations and they described Jackie Robinson's situation as a slow roll-out after being with Montreal for a season while Larry Doby just sort of showed up one day. I think it is a bit lost that only the National League was involved in games involving Jackie Robinson, while the A.L. guys were also quietly paving new ground as well.

Also, almost never spoken about are the other 1947 guys that also faced a lot heat... Hank Thompson, Willard Brown, and Dan Bankhead.

Interested in hearing other peoples thoughts on this.

Again, I am not trying to take anything away from Jackie just not seeing a lot of love for Larry Doby.