YusufToropov, 1 month ago

@YakyuNightOwl @RuthODay @tabletopmania @ted_duffield @stlcolorbaseball @cwgrody @cbtryon @sendtherunners @aurelia @BigEarl @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices @Beatlesandworms

Today's #1947League game brought to you by the biologically-aligned baseball cyborg that is CLIFF.

He identified Geddy Lee as the man who donated a huge collection of autographed #baseball s to #NLBM.

CLIFF chose #RUSH. Natch.

#1947League

https://youtu.be/ndjCXG_c9kk?si=LcaLanEMgqRJg55t

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YusufToropov, 3 months ago

@RuthODay @ted_duffield @tabletopmania @YakyuNightOwl @Jaden3 @cbtryon @sendtherunners @aurelia @AlisonW_RedSox @BigEarl @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices

SPAHN SHUTS DOWN TIANT, PIRATES

Braves keep right on rolling as Spahn evens his record at 8-8 with a two-hit shutout. Boston has won eight in a row. Tiant's quality start goes to waste.

BOSB(42-36) 350
PIT(36-42) 020

#1947League #Baseball #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #MLB #BLM #nlbm

YusufToropov, 3 months ago

@RuthODay @ted_duffield @tabletopmania @YakyuNightOwl @Jaden3 @cbtryon @sendtherunners @aurelia @AlisonW_RedSox @BigEarl @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices

81 games into a 154 game season and so digging the pennant races in #1947League ...

#baseball #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #nlbm #mlb #blm

YusufToropov, 2 months ago

@YakyuNightOwl @tabletopmania @RuthODay @stlcolorbaseball @ted_duffield @cwgrody @cbtryon @sendtherunners @aurelia @BigEarl @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices

Quick. Before I have to ask Cliff!

Name the major rock bassist who was also a huge fan of Black baseball ... and who donated over 200 autographed NAL/NNL baseballs to the #NLBM.

#1947League #baseball #trivia #music #rock #RockNRoll

YusufToropov, 2 months ago

@YakyuNightOwl @tabletopmania @RuthODay @stlcolorbaseball @ted_duffield @cwgrody @cbtryon @sendtherunners @aurelia @BigEarl @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices @Beatlesandworms

I threw that question over to Cliff, who got it instantly. The major rock bassist who is also (like yours truly) a NNL/NAL baseball geek is Geddy Lee of #Rush. (Cal Ripken Jr. is, too!)

Lee donated his collection of autographed #baseball s to #NLBM in 2008, bless his heart.

YusufToropov, 4 months ago

@RuthODay @cbtryon @tabletopmania @caseyjonesed @ted_duffield @sendtherunners @aurelia @AlisonW_RedSox @BigEarl @stlcolorbaseball @cardboardkarl @OhhJim @sullybaseball @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @Eilistraee @WebScorpion @YakyuNightOwl

First-half standings, #1947league

This is a 154-game season. Started in 2021. So...2027 World Series?

Great races in both divisions.

#baseball #apba #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #nlbm
#segregation #jimcrow #racism

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YusufToropov, 4 months ago

@RuthODay @cbtryon @tabletopmania @caseyjonesed @ted_duffield @sendtherunners @aurelia @AlisonW_RedSox @BigEarl @stlcolorbaseball @cardboardkarl @OhhJim @sullybaseball @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @Eilistraee @WebScorpion @YakyuNightOwl

Next #1947League matchups:

Senators @ Tigers
Braves @ Pirates
Yankees @ Red Sox
Phillies @ Giants
Browns @ Indians
Dodgers @ Cardinals

#baseball #apba #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #nlbm
#segregation #jimcrow #racism

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YusufToropov, 4 months ago

@tabletopmania @Jaden3 @RuthODay @ted_duffield @cbtryon @sendtherunners @aurelia @AlisonW_RedSox @BigEarl @baseball @OhhJim @sullybaseball @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @Eilistraee @WebScorpion @YakyuNightOwl @rawchili @blackvoices

My #1947League project uses the #apba #baseball game to replay the 1947 MLB season--but w/11% #NegroLeagues stars, as opposed to > 1%.

Current standings:

#BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #nlbm #BlackMastodson #BlackFedi

YusufToropov, 4 months ago

@tabletopmania @Jaden3 @RuthODay @ted_duffield @cbtryon @sendtherunners @aurelia @AlisonW_RedSox @BigEarl @baseball @OhhJim @sullybaseball @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @Eilistraee @WebScorpion @YakyuNightOwl @rawchili @blackvoices

#Black #Baseball (1920-1949) had not one, not two, but at least three "Meccas": Kansas City, Pittsburgh, & Washington, D.C. Which was the home town of today's #1947League hero, Garnett Blair?

One guess

#blackfedi #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #nlbm

YusufToropov, 4 months ago

@RuthODay @tabletopmania @Jaden3 @ted_duffield @cbtryon @sendtherunners @aurelia @AlisonW_RedSox @BigEarl @baseball @OhhJim @sullybaseball @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @Eilistraee @WebScorpion @YakyuNightOwl @rawchili @blackvoices

Tetelo Vargas, today's #1947League hero, won batting championships in three different countries. Your job: Name them. (One guess only.)

#baseball #trivia #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #BLM #MLB #NLBM #BlackLivesMatter

YusufToropov, 4 months ago

@RuthODay @tabletopmania @Jaden3 @ted_duffield @cbtryon @sendtherunners @aurelia @AlisonW_RedSox @BigEarl @baseball @OhhJim @sullybaseball @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @Eilistraee @YakyuNightOwl @rawchili @blackvoices

Today's #1947League hero, Minnie Minoso (HOF), had established himself primarily as a catcher in Cuba when he informed his manager he had to play a different position. Why did he do that?

#baseball #trivia #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #mlb #blm #nlbm

YusufToropov, 3 months ago

@RuthODay @tabletopmania @Jaden3 @cbtryon @sendtherunners @aurelia @AlisonW_RedSox @BigEarl @baseball @OhhJim @sullybaseball @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @Eilistraee @blackvoices @YakyuNightOwl @ted_duffield

#baseball #trivia:

Of what two Kansas City Monarch Hall of Fame starters was Roy Campanella (himself a Hall of Famer) speaking when he said:

“My God. You couldn’t tell the difference.”

#1947League #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #NLBM #BLM #MLB #Dodgers #BlackMastodon