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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
But was he the inspiration for Casey at the Bat?
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Perhaps.
I'll tell you who wasn't: Cap Anson.
The idea Anson's good outweighed the bad is not something I can ever get on board with. No one hurt baseball more than Anson when he championed segregation. No one robbed baseball of more until Landis reaffirmed it.