Really enjoyed reading that - thanks, A.J.. Excerpt: "Veeck wrote in his autobiography, “Veeck as in Wreck,” that when he signed Doby, “we received 20,000 letters, most of them in violent and sometimes obscene protest. Over a period of time, I answered all.”Larry Doby Jr. said that his father, who died in 2003, did not dwell on those who protested his presence with the Indians.
“He said he never got booed in Cleveland,” the younger Doby said in an interview. Initially, he was skeptical of his father’s claim, but “when I got over the shock of hearing it, I realized it was true. It was a special place for him and my family, and whenever we’d go back, I’d see how he was greeted when he wasn’t playing.”
....Imagine the owner of a major league sports franchise taking a year to write response letters to 20,000 bigots, probably all of whom were amazed to receive his attention.
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