{"id":47626,"date":"2020-08-16T08:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T05:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mlb-rightfully-celebrating-negro-leagues-founding-100-years-ago\/"},"modified":"2020-08-16T08:06:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T05:06:00","slug":"mlb-rightfully-celebrating-negro-leagues-founding-100-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mlb-rightfully-celebrating-negro-leagues-founding-100-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"#MLB rightfully celebrating Negro League\u2019s founding 100 years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af1f9faec6ac\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af1f9faec6ac\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mlb-rightfully-celebrating-negro-leagues-founding-100-years-ago\/#Vacs_Whacks\" >Vac\u2019s Whacks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mlb-rightfully-celebrating-negro-leagues-founding-100-years-ago\/#Whack_Back_at_Vac\" >Whack Back at Vac<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#MLB rightfully celebrating Negro League\u2019s founding 100 years ago<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                        This was back in the spring of 1998, and I was in the middle of one of the great afternoons I\u2019ve ever spent. There were two people inside the main hall of the Negro League Museum in Kansas City, Mo., that afternoon, two days before it would open to the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> public.<\/p>\n<p>I was one, notebook in hand.<\/p>\n<p>And walking alongside me was John Jordan O\u2019Neil Jr. \u2014 better known as Buck. And though his words, as always, filled that notebook front to back by the time he was done sharing his memories, it was the smile attached to his face that stayed with me afterward, that remains with me to this day.<\/p>\n<p>This was his first time walking through the completed museum: seeing the finished displays, walking amid the statues of his contemporaries \u2014 Satchel Paige, Cool Papa Bell, Buck Leonard, Josh Gibson. More than any other man, it had been Buck who\u2019d kept their memories alive when it seemed the Negro Leagues were on the verge of dissolving into the fog of history.<\/p>\n<p>More than anyone else, he was responsible for this building \u2014 still magnificent 22 years later, still holding court on the historic Kansas City street corner of 18th and Vine, still a must-visit the next time you find yourself in that splendid city. He\u2019d already lived a full and honorable baseball life before he was \u201cdiscovered\u201d at age 83 thanks to the Ken Burns documentary \u201cBaseball\u201d in 1994. Four years later, still spry, he said, \u201cHello, old friend!\u201d as he touched Paige\u2019s bronze figure, and then his smile broadened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung people will come here and they\u2019ll fall in love with baseball the way I did as a kid, the way you did as a kid, the way all of us did,\u201d Buck told me. \u201cYeah. They\u2019ll look around at Satch and Cool Papa and the others, yes sir. And they\u2019ll see, you understand?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16143015\"><img alt=\"The Negro League Museum in Kansas City, Mo. is must-see viewing, The Post's Mike Vaccaro writes.\" data- data- height=\"441\" width=\"618\"><\/img><figcaption><span>The Negro League Museum in Kansas City, Mo. is must-see viewing, The Post\u2019s Mike Vaccaro writes.<\/span><span>AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This weekend, Major League Baseball is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Negro National League, which h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened in 1920 at Kansas City\u2019s Paseo YMCA. Before the pandemic hit there was supposed to be a spectacular centennial celebration across baseball on June 27, and in one of their few (and possibly final) acts of selfless togetherness, both MLB and the MLBPA made a $1 million donation to the museum back in February.<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks ago in an inspired bit of public relations, the museum helped put together a wonderful <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of images and videos of celebrities tipping their caps to salute the Negro Leagues, a spectacle that was highlighted by three former presidents \u2014 Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama \u2014 taking part.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16143009\"><img alt=\"Buck O'Neil\" data- data- height=\"206\" width=\"300\"><\/img><figcaption><span>Buck O\u2019Neil<\/span><span>Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sunday, players across the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> will wear a patch commemorating the Negro Leagues and other touches will add to the tenor of what ought to be a joyful day remembering the battalion of players who were denied access to the major leagues prior to Jackie Robinson and 1947.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Negro Leagues was all about joy,\u201d O\u2019Neil told me that afternoon 22 years ago. \u201cYes, sir. You came to watch the fellas play, and you started to smile when you walked in the park and you didn\u2019t stop smiling until it was time to eat dinner later on. That\u2019s what I want. That\u2019s what all of the fellas would want. Think of the Negro League, and let joy fill your heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The museum is a regular stop for a lot of out-of-town ballplayers when they come to Kansas City. Aaron Hicks first went when he was a Twins rookie and he makes a point of going back every year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, it\u2019s about learning about history,\u201d Hicks told me a few years ago inside the visiting locker room at Kauffman Stadium. \u201cBeing an African-American player, just learning the way they played this game, the excitement they brought to their games, the stuff they had to deal with in order just to play baseball. It\u2019s something I appreciate every time I go there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He smiled a smile Buck O\u2019Neil would\u2019ve understood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a privilege going there,\u201d he said. \u201cA real privilege.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That would play like a soft jazz riff on a warm summer night to gentleman named Buck O\u2019Neil, who died in 2006 but whose vision and dream will live eternally. Never more vividly than on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vacs_Whacks\"><\/span>Vac\u2019s Whacks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you are even a slight believer in the idea of sporting karma, then you have to be rooting for the Islanders to deliver a sweep over the Capitals to Barry Trotz. Maybe even Rangers and Devils fans can feel that way (even if they simply keep it to themselves).<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p>I was at the front of the line of those who thought the Nets\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to Orlando would be a profound waste of time. Say what you will about the effort some of their opponents might\u2019ve given, but the Nets showed up to play every game, and that was never more on display when, with zero to play for, they nearly ended the Blazers\u2019 season the other night.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p>Jacob deGrom getting scratched with a sore neck and Aaron Judge landing on the IL within an hour of each other Friday was peak 2020 even for this wicked obstacle course of a baseball season.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p>I\u2019ve had worse ideas than re-reading \u201cA Drinking Life\u201d for the 10th time to honor the magnificent life of Pete Hamill.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whack_Back_at_Vac\"><\/span>Whack Back at Vac<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bill Miller:<\/strong> With Judge &#038; Stanton, the Yankees were supposed to have the Bash Brothers. Instead we get the M*A*S*H Brothers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vac:<\/strong> I think Aaron Boone plays the part of Col. Henry Blake awfully well, too, don\u2019t you?<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p><strong>Michael Keneski:<\/strong> Zach Plesac has to be the early clubhouse leader for tone deaf\/irresponsible MLB player of the year right? With firm competition from teammate Mike Clevinger?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vac:<\/strong> If ever anyone earned an all-expenses-paid trip to the Alternate Site, it would have to be young Mr. Plesac, yes.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p><strong>@HarryPatz:<\/strong> The strong college attachment (and resulting highs and lows) \u2014 to Boston College, in my case \u2014 is just another order of magnitude deeper than for the Mets and Jets (which is still pretty deep).<\/p>\n<p><strong>@MikeVacc:<\/strong> As passionate a sports fan as I was growing up, I\u2019ve never invested as much of myself in a team through the years as I have the St. Bonaventure basketball program. I just can\u2019t imagine how college football fans will adapt to a season without college football.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p><strong>Ken Nussbaum:<\/strong> I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll read a lot of these today, but I\u2019m a 65-year-old New York kid who loved Mickey Mantle the baseball player in the 1960s. We didn\u2019t know as much then about what was going on at night. Nice story about your dad and Yogi. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Vac:<\/strong> Thanks to Ken and the hundreds \u2014 literally, hundreds \u2014 of folks who wanted to share their Mantle stories with me. I read every word and appreciate every shared memory. What an amazing legacy to leave behind.\n            <\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Sports <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>if you want to watch Movies or Tv Shows go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/dizi.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a> <\/span> for forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/08\/16\/mlb-rightfully-celebrating-negro-leagues-founding-100-years-ago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#MLB rightfully celebrating Negro League\u2019s founding 100 years ago&#8221; This was back in the spring of 1998, and I was in the middle of one of the great afternoons I\u2019ve ever spent. 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