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Chris Cantwell@ifyoucantwell.bsky.social |
Congrats to the GOAT for getting the recognition he’s deserved for a long, long time. As of yesterday, Josh Gibson now officially holds the MLB record for batting average, slugging, and OPS.
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Donay
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I was excited to read they finally merged the stats. It doesn’t fix the past, but it’s a step toward healing from it.
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Montgomery Granger
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That's great, but there will forever be an asterisk next to his name. The standards & quality of play in the Negro Leagues did not match that of MLB. Equipment, pitching, bats, etc. It's not a fair comparison. So enjoy this celebration of a great athlete, but it's still comparing apples to oranges.
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Arcturus SaDiablo
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"Separate but equal" is finally no longer separate. Congrats to those (in memorium) who finally have the full recognition they deserve.
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@sorien.bsky.social
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Totally awesome. :)
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XAITREYA
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He never played in the Majors. This is no different than taking some Japanese player in the Jap league and saying he holds an MLB record.
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Carl Nyberg
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That Josh Gibson accomplished this (best average, slugging, OPS) as a catcher is mind blowing.
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frogfather
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Any good biographies of him that you'd recommend for someone who doesn't know much about the league or anything about Gibson at all?
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Richard Swift
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🫡
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🐈 Rex Parker 🐈⬛ ✏️ 🧐
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He deserves all the recognition in the world but he was deliberately excluded from the MLB so to call him an “MLB” leader is to erase history. Shakeia Taylor is the best sportswriter to read on this topic.
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Roberta Ecks
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I was a little shocked the day this was announced to hear an NPR anchor say, "Many of our listeners may not know the name..." Dude, I don't even like sports and I knew who Josh Gibson was and why he was remembered.
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Chris Cantwell
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To explain for the cheap seats, this is MLB finally recognizing the Negro Leagues as “Major League-level competition,” not adjacent or separate or less than. And if you complain that the Negro teams never competed against the white teams, well… there’s a reason for that. Remember what it was?
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@whitepants.bsky.social
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Love it
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Matthew Cramer
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Hell yeah
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@kenner3616.bsky.social
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This makes me very happy. Josh Gibson is one of my favorite Negro League players. For more information on him, see www.mlb.com/history/negr...
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Francis Ekwunife
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That's cool.
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🧚🏻♀️🌸🎶
@melody-jane.bsky.social
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just to point out while you're recognizing him, this isn't accurate to how Josh Gibson looked as it has been colorized from a black & white photo.
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DrGeophysics
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Long overdue. Bravo.
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Woodrow Peel 🆗🆒
@woodyluvscoffee.bsky.social
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Love that he surpasses renowned racist Ty Cobb
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Longfellow Deeds 🟦
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This is as it should be. Colour, Nationality, Spiritual belief system et al, have no place in the discussion. The person who does it best is the best. Period. Now, if we need to keep a different set of stats for those who are juiced versus non-juiced, this might be worth the discussion.
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