Oh, how times have changed....

[Snapolit1]

Yeah, people were much better in the 1940s, when black men were excluded from MLB, and then the few guys who were slowly let in were showered with abuse from other players and fans and had to stay by themselves at separate second rate hotels. Oh, the good old days were wonderful.

[toledo_mudhen]

Awesome video -

I'm old enough to remember Red Barber on Yankee radio broadcasts back in the late 60's (and then again on NPR in the 80s)

Quite a walk down memory lane!

[Joshwesley]

Man, that was great. Thanks for sharing !

[egri]

Thanks for sharing. I was watching the last few innings of game 7 from the 1960 World Series, and what a difference; the announcers weren’t constantly talking, there were no graphics that got in the way, and the focus was on the game.

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Yeah, people were much better in the 1940s, when black men were excluded from MLB, and then the few guys who were slowly let in were showered with abuse from other players and fans and had to stay by themselves at separate second rate hotels. Oh, the good old days were wonderful.

They were better... MUCH better. But I'm not allowed to have that opinion according to you??

We live in a world right now where the overwhelming majority of people enjoy the highest quality of life and standard of living that has EVER been experienced in history... this isn't even debatable, yet there is more whining and complaining then there ever has been. YOU'RE a perfect example with this post... the world is full of losers right now who can't even handle someone else's opinion. It's pathetic.

Didn't you also just start a thread with some ridiculous garbage about growing old.... with some nonsense about trying new things? .... so it's great to announce YOUR opinion... right?

Next time, just go sob in the corner when you disagree with someone and can't deal with their opinion, and save everyone from your whining and insecurity clown.

Originally Posted by Huysmans

They were better... MUCH better. But I'm not allowed to have that opinion according to you??

We live in a world right now where the overwhelming majority of people enjoy the highest quality of life and standard of living that has EVER been experienced in history... this isn't even debatable, yet there is more whining and complaining then there ever has been. YOU'RE a perfect example with this post... the world is full of losers right now who can't even handle someone else's opinion. It's pathetic.

Didn't you also just start a thread with some ridiculous garbage about growing old.... with some nonsense about trying new things? .... so it's great to announce YOUR opinion... right?

Next time, just go sob in the corner when you disagree with someone and can't deal with their opinion, and save everyone from your whining and insecurity clown.

LOL. Eeyore for sure.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by Huysmans

They were better... MUCH better. But I'm not allowed to have that opinion according to you??

We live in a world right now where the overwhelming majority of people enjoy the highest quality of life and standard of living that has EVER been experienced in history... this isn't even debatable, yet there is more whining and complaining then there ever has been. YOU'RE a perfect example with this post... the world is full of losers right now who can't even handle someone else's opinion. It's pathetic.

Didn't you also just start a thread with some ridiculous garbage about growing old.... with some nonsense about trying new things? .... so it's great to announce YOUR opinion... right?

When he posted his age, it was, shall we say enlightening ntrospection, into his previous posts.

Just sayin'

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[Mark]

thanks. The game, the country, the world may have changed in important ways, but I think it's all still recognizable in the old films. Great to see.

[Eric72]

My favorite era of Major League baseball is the 1980s. It had its flaws, just like any other period of the game's history. The major difference? I became a teenager in the mid-80s.

As someone else mentioned, I "just didn’t care about these issues" at this point in my life. Looking back at this era now makes me feel younger...and smarter. When I leaf through my 1980 Topps baseball set (it's in a binder) I can recall with remarkable clarity nearly every single name.

I'd be lucky if I could name 50 active players these days.

[Ricky]

Originally Posted by Huysmans

They were better... MUCH better. But I'm not allowed to have that opinion according to you??

We live in a world right now where the overwhelming majority of people enjoy the highest quality of life and standard of living that has EVER been experienced in history... this isn't even debatable, yet there is more whining and complaining then there ever has been. YOU'RE a perfect example with this post... the world is full of losers right now who can't even handle someone else's opinion. It's pathetic.

Didn't you also just start a thread with some ridiculous garbage about growing old.... with some nonsense about trying new things? .... so it's great to announce YOUR opinion... right?

Next time, just go sob in the corner when you disagree with someone and can't deal with their opinion, and save everyone from your whining and insecurity clown.

Not sure what Steve said that deserved this response. Was he wrong? I just finished an autobiography of Henry Aaron and a biography of Roberto Clemente. Both ballplayers told the same stories of their times in the South during spring training. How black ad Latin ballplayers were forced to stay on the bus when they'd stop to eat and have to wait until the white teammates brought food back out to them on the bus; how white teammates stayed in luxury hotels, while the black players were forced to rent rooms in houses owned by black people in the black section of town. And it stayed this way until 1962!! So, if you asked them, I think they'd say things and people weren't so great back then...

[sdimag]

Originally Posted by Ricky

Not sure what Steve said that deserved this response. Was he wrong? I just finished an autobiography of Henry Aaron and a biography of Roberto Clemente. Both ballplayers told the same stories of their times in the South during spring training. How black ad Latin ballplayers were forced to stay on the bus when they'd stop to eat and have to wait until the white teammates brought food back out to them on the bus; how white teammates stayed in luxury hotels, while the black players were forced to rent rooms in houses owned by black people in the black section of town. And it stayed this way until 1962!! So, if you asked them, I think they'd say things and people weren't so great back then...

Wow! You and Snapolit have uncovered some dark secrets!Hope you enjoy the all star game in racially diverse Colorado as the black restaurant/hotel owners in Atlanta suffer.Yes we’ve come a long way.

[Exhibitman]

Must every thread here devolve into a political fight? We get it: we hate you, you hate us, but we all love card collecting too, so let's just focus on that and leave the political trash talking for Facebook. If that is just too hard for you to handle, just go away.

[packs]

If someone rants about someone's opinion and how nobody can handle opinions that don't match theirs anymore, has the circle completed itself?

[Ricky]

Originally Posted by sdimag

Wow! You and Snapolit have uncovered some dark secrets!Hope you enjoy the all star game in racially diverse Colorado as the black restaurant/hotel owners in Atlanta suffer.Yes we’ve come a long way.

Congratulations on completely misinterpreting my post. Never said things were great or perfect now; only that the times weren't so great back in the '50s either, depending on your life experiences.

[jgannon]

I think what the video shows is the authenticity of the game back then, as well as the authenticity of the people. That doesn't mean there weren't real problems back then. But these were people who grew up in a world that cut them absolutely no slack. They made the majors on their talent and sheer grit, playing under much more difficult circumstances in a less safety-conscious era, fighting for their survival in the big leagues year to year, hungry for the extra income a championship would bring. There is true character in their faces.

Originally Posted by jgannon

I think what the video shows is the authenticity of the game back then, as well as the authenticity of the people. That doesn't mean there weren't real problems back then. But these were people who grew up in a world that cut them absolutely no slack. They made the majors on their talent and sheer grit, playing under much more difficult circumstances in a less safety-conscious era, fighting for their survival in the big leagues year to year, hungry for the extra income a championship would bring. There is true character in their faces.

Nailed it. Well said!

[timn1]

Good grief, Brent - who is it exactly that's freaking out about someone else's contrary opinion, and calling them impolite names? - wait, it seems to be you!

I agree with you that for most people (in the world) the standard of life has never been better than today, and also that a lot of people don't appreciate that fact and complain way too much. But that's part of what Steve was saying in the first place. I don't know how you get from that to ripping him apart for saying BB is good today...

Originally Posted by Ricky

Not sure what Steve said that deserved this response. Was he wrong? I just finished an autobiography of Henry Aaron and a biography of Roberto Clemente. Both ballplayers told the same stories of their times in the South during spring training. How black ad Latin ballplayers were forced to stay on the bus when they'd stop to eat and have to wait until the white teammates brought food back out to them on the bus; how white teammates stayed in luxury hotels, while the black players were forced to rent rooms in houses owned by black people in the black section of town. And it stayed this way until 1962!! So, if you asked them, I think they'd say things and people weren't so great back then...