Slightly Better than Replacement Level
When one thinks of the Negro Leagues, Colorado is not usually a point of interest. To be clear, there was Negro Leagues baseball being played in Colorado, but there was never Negro major leagues baseball in the Centennial State. The minor league scene in Colorado, specifically the Denver area, was reportedly vibrant. From that area, […]
Every once in a while a baseball story comes to my attention that simply put, makes me happy. These days those stories are few and far between, but they still exist. One such story just occurred this past week when the Kansas City T-Bones announced they were changing their name and branding to that of […]
There are some Negro Leagues greats who aren’t remembered and I can understand why. Those players were great at the wrong time or weren’t flashy in the way that allows players to remain relevant long after their careers have ended. I can look at those players and say, “Yeah, I can see why this player […]
By the time he made affiliated baseball in 1952, Chet Brewer was already 45 years old. The former Negro Leaguer was chosen to be player-manager for the Riverside-Ensenada Comets who over the course of the season would become the Riverside-Porterville Comets and then just the Porterville Comets. Brewer was brought into the Southwestern International League […]