When news broke that Major League Baseball has officially declared the Negro Leagues to be a part of Major League Baseball, I reflexively thought, “That’s good.” Inclusion is good and I support it. It didn’t take long for my initial reaction to change to confusion. The whole reason there were Negro Leagues is because of…
I got to watch the major league debut of Pat Venditte tonight. He is a 29 year old pitcher for the Oakland A’s. He pitched two innings against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park and pitched well. He retired 6 of the 7 batters he faced with one strikeout and no walks or runs…
April 15, 1947 was the day Jackie Robinson played his first Major League Baseball game. For the past ten or so years, Major League Baseball has celebrated the date as Jackie Robinson Day. It’s a nice day for baseball. There are ceremonies before all the games. All the players wear Jackie Robinson’s number, 42, as…
