O/T Why doesn't MLB Celebrate Larry Doby more?

[DeafSports]

Why didnt MLB celebrate the barrier of deafness to play in MLB? I can understand and love what MLB is doing for Jackie Robinson but why cant Dummy Hoy find himself in HOF or for us to celebrate his achieve in time matters. We have million of deaf / hard of hearing children out there would love to know about him and feel that they have a good shot of playing baseball.

Best,
Danny

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by DeafSports

Why didnt MLB celebrate the barrier of deafness to play in MLB? I can understand and love what MLB is doing for Jackie Robinson but why cant Dummy Hoy find himself in HOF or for us to celebrate his achieve in time matters. We have million of deaf / hard of hearing children out there would love to know about him and feel that they have a good shot of playing baseball.

Best,
Danny

Not to be insensitive, my wife actually collects major leaguers with disabilities, but deaf players were never banned from playing. Yes both groups were discriminated against, but the level of discrimination isn't comparable unless deaf people were enslaved and once freed, occasioanlly lynched because they were deaf.

[packs]

Baseball developed it's current signaling system as a result of players like Dummy Hoy and maybe even Hoy himself if the legend is true. That's a pretty significant contribution to make to the game, one that endures and seemingly has no end in sight. I think that's something baseball can acknowledge.

[Topnotchsy]

I’d love to learn more about the impact of hearing impaired people on the game. Can someone make a separate post on that? At the same time I don’t think that that detracts from the focus of this thread which is also important.

[FourStrikes]

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