If you were starting a team from scratch today, without salary or service-time considerations, who should you pick first?
Today, March 27th, is Effa Manley’s birthday. Many of us know the usual things about her. First woman elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame; married to Abe Manley, owner of the Newark Eagles. Earned an induction into the Hall of Fame on the strength of her shrewdness and steadfast belief that Negro League teams…
Traducido por José M. Hernández Lagunes Charlie Hollocher y las razones para olvidar A lo largo de su larga historia, el béisbol profesional ha considerado a muchos jugadores como el “hombre olvidado”, la mayoría abandonados porque no eran lo suficientemente buenos o porque no permanecieron el tiempo suficiente. Sin embargo, unos pocos han sido olvidados…