Recently, I've been researching the Brooklyn Bushwicks, a semi-pro team in the 1920s and 1930s. What struck me is that the Bushwicks would consistently post a .500 winning percentage versus Negro League teams. If the Negro Leagues were equal to the Major Leagues, and the Brooklyn Bushwicks were equal to the Negro Leagues, why aren't the Brooklyn Bushwicks Major League too? I know that that will never happen, because the Bushwicks were a semi-pro team, but when you think about it, isn't that what the Negro Leagues were? They played irregular schedules, all over the country, against varying opponents, with small rosters, and no reserve clause. That's semi-pro, and at the time they were viewed as some of the best semi-pro teams. With the Brooklyn Bushwicks. Maybe I'm a dreamer, but I'd enjoy Buck Lai being counted as a major leaguer.
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