Any Black player pre-'68 or so had a second overriding fact to deal with aside from society in general: baseball was far more conservative than basketball or football.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 25 June 2024 18:24 (five days ago) link
Re the Reggie interview: knowing how much all the A's hated Charlie Finley when it came to anything related to money, I thought it was gracious of Jackson to mention Finley walking the team out when his country club wouldn't let Jackson attend a ceremony (they relented).
― clemenza, Tuesday, 25 June 2024 18:28 (five days ago) link