Take Note, Ty Cobb Fans

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Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

We should never accept the past segregation, but we should leave it be, as that is what truly took place. The best way to learn from the mistakes of the past is to leave the past as it was, (especially) warts and all.

Imagine if we could go back and ask any Negro Leaguer if they were Major Leaguers (of course, only from 1920-48, because some people 100 years later came up with that timeframe). They'd laugh in our faces and tell us they were Negro Leaguers.

Many Negro Leaguers knew they were the talent equivalent of white MLB. They actively sought to play white MLB players and join the MLB. I don't understand why they'd laugh in the face of the idea of having their stats being considered comparable to the rest of the MLB.