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Old 05-29-2024, 07:30 AM
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I really don't see eye to eye with people who have an issue with this. The Negro Leagues should be recognized by Major League baseball in all ways because it was Major League baseball's refusal to let them play that necessitated the Negro League in the first place. Major League baseball is directly responsible for their inception and the only way to right that wrong is to include the players in Major League baseball.

So I suggest people get over it. It's been done and you can take solace in knowing it won't be undone. It's no more ridiculous to recognize Josh Gibson's single season stats than it is to recognize Hoss Radbourn winning 60 games in a season. Gibson's stats are just as married to his time as Radbourn's and both will not be repeated under the modern game.

Last edited by packs; 05-29-2024 at 07:44 AM.
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