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"The Hall of Fame Class of 2022": Bob Kendrick on the Hall's history with the Negro Leagues, and the icons up for election this weekend
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"The Hall of Fame Class of 2022": Bob Kendrick on the Hall's history with the Negro Leagues, and the icons up for election this weekend
FromBlack Diamonds
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Nov 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprez Visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.com For more on the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Early Baseball Era Committee ballot - https://bit.ly/3o6Z2Ez
Released:
Nov 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (85)
"The Homestead Grays" Part 2: with Washington Nationals First Baseman Josh Bell: Former Pittsburgh Pirate and current Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell joins Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick to talk about following in the footsteps of Josh Gibson (2:10), the biggest home runs of his own career (04:35), the legends of the Homestead Grays (7:33), the impact of Negro Leagues history on his own life (18:55), being a Black athlete in 2021 (25:29), and how close Josh Gibson came to breaking the color barrier (34:49). by Black Diamonds