Baseball honours 'Negro' stars at last (BBC){Negro leagues-->Hall of Fame}

[eppur_se_muova]

By Duncan Kennedy
BBC News, Los Angeles

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So five years ago, the baseball authorities set up a research programme to document their achievements.

A $250,000 grant was allocated. A team of experts was assembled to look back in history at the hundred years before integration.
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In the end, a list of around 90 players deemed worthy was produced.

And a panel of judges narrowed that down to a shortlist of 17.

Those 17 people - players and executives - are now to be honoured with a place in the Hall of Fame.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4999674.stm

On edit, see the list: http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hofers_and_honorees/lists/negro_leaguers.htm

[MessiahRp]

1. Some deserving guys still got left out...

Namely Minnie Minoso and Buck O'Neill....

Rp

[eppur_se_muova]

4. Buck missed by one vote.(Oops--list isn't in the article, added a link.)nt

[htuttle]

2. If you haven't seen "Bingo Long and the Traveling All-Stars", go rent it

Great period movie about a team in the Negro League in the '30's, and...I won't spoil it. Good cast, good script. An entertaining 110 min if you're interested in the topic.

[dave502d]

3. They should just put them all in.n/t