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Fearless

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6. And you can see how well that worked out for him.

Reply to iandhr (Reply #5)

Wed May 7, 2014, 12:35 PM

May 2014

Or you could ask... Off the top of my head... David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Pedro Martinez, (for one year) Rickey Henderson, Mo Vaughn, Reggie Smith... etc... Just how beneficial racial equality is to baseball.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILLIE MAYS!! [View all] yuiyoshida May 2014 OP

Well, say hey . . . Journeyman May 2014 #1

So many great memories . . . Happy Birthday Willie! Liberal In Red State May 2014 #2

I'm glad Charlie Brown got to meet his biggest fan rocktivity May 2014 #3

One of the all-time great greats. nt brush May 2014 #4

The Red Sox had a chance to sign him. iandhr May 2014 #5

And you can see how well that worked out for him. Fearless May 2014 #6

Think of the outfield the Sox would have had... iandhr May 2014 #7

Or the offense for that matter! Fearless May 2014 #10

Boston history on the race issue hasn't always been great when it comes to sports. iandhr May 2014 #8

There weren't "a lot" there were some and they were promptly shunned. Fearless May 2014 #9

I had a friend when I was young, who had a dad who used to write service orders ... bayareaboy May 2014 #11