this one is for you babe ruth. not quite
San Francisco Giants’ Barry Bonds hits his 714th career home run, to tie Babe Ruth, in the second inning during their baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, May 20, 2006. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
this one is for you babe ruth. take that back. this one is for all those players in the so-called negroe leagues who never made it to the big dance. this one is for you and 715 and every other one after that flying out the park. Satchel Paige, Cool Papa Bell, Oscar Charleston, Martin Dihigo, Josh Gibson, Monte Irvin, Judy Johnson, Buck Leonard, John Henry Lloyd, Leon Day, Bill Foster, Bullet Rogan, Hilton Smith, Turkey Stearnes, Willie Wells, Smokey Joe Williams,Ray Brown; Willard Brown; Andy Cooper; Biz Mackey; Mule Suttles; Cristobal Torriente;Frank Grant; Pete Hill; José Méndez; Louis Santop; Jud Wilson, Ben Taylor and on and on and on and on and on and on…
