Would baseball be different today if Jackie Robinson didn't break the color barrier, but someone else?
Question:Jackie Robinson was a great player. A Hall of Fame player. What if someone that didn't have a fantastic career broke the color barrier. A player that lasted only a little amount of time, with all the greif Jackie got. Would players like Frank Robinson, Willie Mays and others have different careers, maybe no career. What do you think?
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I think it's unlikely that a subpar player would have been chosen by Branch Rickey's Dodgers; Rickey thought the owners' "gentlemen's agreement" not to hire black players was keeping him from putting together the best team he could. Robinson also remained until the end of his life an outspoken proponent of civil rights for African Americans, and after players started making it into the Major Leagues, he said there should be more black managers, and so on. I think only Jackie Robinson could have accomplished what he did, and the fact that he was such a stellar player helped convince other owners and players that black players deserved to be a part of the Majors. A lesser player would have been less convincing.What is the best pitching book available? (baseball)?
Not much would have changed, lots of teams were looking at mining the negro leagues at the time, though they would have taken a few more years.Is a curveball that starts up high out of the zone and ends high in the strikezone a good one?
If Jackie Robinson didn't do it many players would have had different careers. Robinson showed people that African Americans can be successful not only at baseball but other sports too. If someone that didn't have as great of a career broke the barrier baseball would be different today. Many would have never got to play in the majors if it wasn't for Robinson.Who are the 35 former Royals players that live in the Kansas City area?
Yes siginifigantly.not much
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