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Originally Posted by campyfan39
I hate it personally.
The record keeping, competition, schedules etc. were all totally different. Seems no matter what has been done to try to recognize the accomplishments of the Negro Leagues, its not ever enough.
We going to add Japanese league or barnstorming or minor league stats? Dominican leagues?
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I don't like it only because they are working with partial stats to come up with these "records".
As far as the barnstorming part, I liked the inclusion of Negro League stats because that was one of the things people said about the National Association not being MLB. The schedule wasn't normal and they were playing exhibition games in between games. The people who want to keep the NA out of the majors didn't want to lower the bar, but their excuses don't hold water now. Those players should be officially recognized by MLB. At least with that league we have all of the stats available.
I say all that, but I don't really care what MLB "officially" recognizes. I do the research on topics and once I'm 100% convinced, then what they say doesn't matter to me. I call out the Pirates all the time for claiming that they have been around since 1887. I'll correct people who quote their year too. I recognize Paul Hines' unassisted triple play. If they don't agree, that's their problem. Do better research.