1/5 As a kid I found a book in 4th grade in the little library at Yountville School. It was about Satchel Paige. I was enamored. I couldn't understand why there was a different league because of color, especially since my school had kids of all colors who played everything..
2/5 (cont) together. I would read the book multiple times and remember dreaming about going back in time and making them all play together. Years later while sitting in a dugout in Cedar Rapids Iowa for pregame a man stood next to me. His name...Bob Feller. I got the chance to
3/5 talk about the "old days"...including a few quick memories about playing against the Negro Leaguers. It wasn't as long a conversation that I wanted due to the ceremonies which included him...nor as in depth...but it was memorable for me to hear his thoughts on it all.
4/5 In later years while in the news I got to see and meet Mays and Newcombe and a few others. Satchel is still a hero of mine. I never thought about baseball color as a boy and still don't. So glad that @mlb is doing the right thing. Negro League players were always big league
5/5 and deserve to stand right alongside the white players of the time. I know figuring out stats and everything wont be easy, but it's the right thing to do. Also..there are a ton of amazing books on the subject including goodreads.com/book/show/7280…
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