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Moustakes, Miley, Aklyama Before New Years
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I can agree with most of what you wrote except for 'Reds were one of first teams to break color line after Jackie Robinson'.. The Red's were kind of late to the party and signed Harmon in 1954, 7 years after Robinson with Brooklyn.. From most accounts I've read about the Reds Cincinnati wasn't exactly a black friendly town to play in, in fact quite the opposite. I don't have the sources to quote, but I do recall reading accounts of black players getting death threats from both fans and players alike at some point. It's certainly nothing to brag about.. These things tend to get whitewashed out of history a lot these days.. 
In the immortal words of my old man, "Wait'll you get to be my age!"

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse, but the one comfort we have is Cincinnati sounds worse. ~Oliver Wendal Holmes Sr.


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RE: Moustakes, Miley, Aklyama Before New Years - grampahol - 01-02-2020, 10:35 AM

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