Does MLB Negro Leagues stats move properly honor Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige? Or soften history?
In this clip from the Friday edition of the North Shore Drive podcast, presented by Mike's Beer Bar, host Christopher Carter welcomes Post-Gazette sports columnists Paul Zeise and Jason Mackey to debate MLB's decision to include Negro League stats in its official record book. Is it the proper move by commissioner Rob Manfred to honor legends like the Homestead Grays' Josh Gibson and the Pittsburgh Crawfords' Satchel Paige? Or does it soften this history of those players' exclusion from MLB under segregation? And to what degree is the incomplete nature of the stats being included relevant in the conversation? Our trio tackles those topics and more.
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In this clip from the Friday edition of the North Shore Drive podcast, presented by Mike's Beer Bar, host Christopher Carter welcomes Post-Gazette sports columnists Paul Zeise and Jason Mackey to debate MLB's decision to include Negro League stats in its official record book. Is it the proper move by commissioner Rob Manfred to honor legends like the Homestead Grays' Josh Gibson and the Pittsburgh Crawfords' Satchel Paige? Or does it soften this history of those players' exclusion from MLB under segregation? And to what degree is the incomplete nature of the stats being included relevant in the conversation? Our trio tackles those topics and more.
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