"I hope that someday, the names of Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson can be added to the symbol of the great Negro League players that are not here only because they were not given a chance."
Ted Williams.
"No one encouraged me.
I thought this thing alone.
I’ve seen Satchel Paige.
I’ve seen Josh Gibson.
I heard about Buck Leonard.
I heard about some of the other great black athletes.
It just came out at that Hall of Fame day and I thought about the great players of the past.
Only because of their color, they didn’t have a chance to play in the big leagues."
Ted Williams told Bob Costas in the early '90s that speaking up for Negro League players was one of his proudest moments in baseball.
Cooperstown, July 25, 1966.
On this day in Tigers history: Armando Galarraga received a Corvette, on June 3, 2010, a day after his 28-out perfect game.
Galarraga took the lineup card to emotional umpire Jim Joyce, who was in tears. The two men shook hands in a sign of sportsmanship.
I am available for any picture any time with any member of Mike Brown’s immediate or extended family or friends. This man has taken us to the Finals. In his first year here. 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
I work in a vet clinic that sees pretty much any type of animal and today an owner got to spend $437 to learn that her goose is not injured he’s just faking it to get more treats