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with us now is josh gibson's great grandson and executive director of the josh gibson foundation, shawnson. welcome it must be something else to finally have this day come. shawn >> yeah, it's been a great day. well, it's a great day. not just for the gibson family, but for all the family members of league baseball players. may 29th, 2024. be a day will never forget, as you mentioned, josh gibson, one of the greatest baseball players of all time. now, his stats ranks amongst the best and some of them over the best, major league baseball made this announcement on wednesday. last wednesday. and in the statistics that they sent out, of the six out of eight categories, six of them, josh is ranked number one, as you mentioned, over babe ruth, as well as ty cobb. we're very excited about that. >> so, shawn, you know, obviously you wish that these kind of awards or this kind of honoring would have happened, when your great grandfather was still alive. and it's been too many years that all of these players have been shunned, essentially from the stats they rightly deserve. how long does this go
with us now is josh gibson's great grandson and executive director of the josh gibson foundation, shawnson. welcome it must be something else to finally have this day come. shawn >> yeah, it's been a great day. well, it's a great day. not just for the gibson family, but for all the family members of league baseball players. may 29th, 2024. be a day will never forget, as you mentioned, josh gibson, one of the greatest baseball players of all time. now, his stats ranks amongst the best and...
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including players like josh gibson, who now leads the league in several career batting categories.ds set by legends, like babe ruth and ty cobb. joining me now to talk about it, is national sports contributor for forbes.com, terrence moore, author of the real hank aaron. thank you for joining us. for some of our viewers, who are less familiar, can you talk a little bit about the role the leagues played in professional baseball, and why it is such a significant step forward for the sport to have the statistics from that era, officially integrated into the records. >> for the first part, the reason the leagues existed from 1920 until roughly 1960 was because major-league baseball ran a racist operation. they did not want african americans in the game, because they thought they would be too dominant and overshadow the white players. and that has been the case for decades and just forever more, that is another story. and that is why for forbes.com, i think we made way too much of a big deal about this as far as praising major-league baseball. here's what i mean by this. it is wonderful
including players like josh gibson, who now leads the league in several career batting categories.ds set by legends, like babe ruth and ty cobb. joining me now to talk about it, is national sports contributor for forbes.com, terrence moore, author of the real hank aaron. thank you for joining us. for some of our viewers, who are less familiar, can you talk a little bit about the role the leagues played in professional baseball, and why it is such a significant step forward for the sport to have...
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. >> will: i did read that josh gibson was 61, 210.t here. >> that's right. >> >> will: sal chilly paige would have tribute to the negro league upper one of the most historic ballparks in america. have you done an amazing job, gerald. this is beautiful. what great for birmingham, alabama, major leagues and baseball. thank you for putting this together. >> you are welcome. thank you for having me on. >> will: glad to be here. check it out tonight on your television screen on fox rickwood field. all right, lawrence back to you. lawrence lawrence it must be pretty awesome to be able to feel and touch that piece of history. >> will: it really is it feels like i am -- it feels a little bit like a time capsule. i feel like i'm standing in 1947. >> lawrence: that's pretty cool man. thanks. all right, brian, over to you. >> brian: thanks, lawrence. meanwhile turning to sports headlines let's expand our swap. 15-year-old charlie earning spot in first u.s. golf association championship. the team earned a spot after earning junior qualifier in fl
. >> will: i did read that josh gibson was 61, 210.t here. >> that's right. >> >> will: sal chilly paige would have tribute to the negro league upper one of the most historic ballparks in america. have you done an amazing job, gerald. this is beautiful. what great for birmingham, alabama, major leagues and baseball. thank you for putting this together. >> you are welcome. thank you for having me on. >> will: glad to be here. check it out tonight on your...
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you don't among those statistics being added there and recognize josh gibson, the all-time career batting average leader now surpassing ty cobb. i mean, so the litany is long and you know i wonder what you think about, i mean, not only is this acknowledgment hugely important, but how inspiring it is for the next generation of ball players to what do you want them to appreciate and understand and grasp about this? >> well, i think the times that we're in being able to have information, if fingertip are under phone. kids today are able to go to mlb or go to play mlb. the show they play video games now, right? so bob kendrick, the president of the league museum as part of that game. and so they're bringing league players to those games. and number 30 on that list that you're talking about, the josh gibson is now number one, has got an oscar charleston. and when when willie mays was coming up, they said, man, he's got a chance to be the next oscar charleston. he also that's it. talent. and those stories are being unearthed and they're being told and it's been told them all the forms that we h
you don't among those statistics being added there and recognize josh gibson, the all-time career batting average leader now surpassing ty cobb. i mean, so the litany is long and you know i wonder what you think about, i mean, not only is this acknowledgment hugely important, but how inspiring it is for the next generation of ball players to what do you want them to appreciate and understand and grasp about this? >> well, i think the times that we're in being able to have information, if...
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stars like josh gibson have catapulted to the top of baseball's most heralded records. >> and he's another and there are so many names like that. >> reporter: the giants all-time great willie mays started his professional career as a birmingham black barron. tuesday's game at rickwood field is a tribute to the trail blazers who are equally, if not more talented, but denied equality because of the color of their skin. >> and there are some great players, you know, that played in the negro league during those times. no more than when you talk about a guy like willie mays, you understand that. >> reporter: the big league story and the hall of fame in cooperstown, which is the story of baseball. it is not ever complete because all those names have been missing. >> reporter: online critics of the move say they went woke. but this is a journey decades in the making to retrieve and vet statistics from the seven negro leagues by fans, journalists, and families of players who have passed, but they are not forgotten. >> a lot of people have put in a lot of chime. it's good detective work to find out
stars like josh gibson have catapulted to the top of baseball's most heralded records. >> and he's another and there are so many names like that. >> reporter: the giants all-time great willie mays started his professional career as a birmingham black barron. tuesday's game at rickwood field is a tribute to the trail blazers who are equally, if not more talented, but denied equality because of the color of their skin. >> and there are some great players, you know, that played...
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we're going to hear from the great grandson of league legend josh gibson, who just replaced ty cobb as baseball's all time leader in batting average. that and a whole lot more coming up at 1130 on sportswrap. >> but first, the oakland ballers. raymond park is coming together in time for the team's inaugural home opener. how the team was able to ensure the park would be built by oakland a slow network is no network for business. that's why more choose comcast business. and now, we're introducing ultimate speed for business —our fastest plans yet. we're up to 12 times faster than verizon, at&t, and t-mobile. and existing customers could even get up to triple the speeds... at no additional cost. it's ultimate speed for ultimate business. don't miss out on our fastest speed plans yet! switch to comcast business and get started for $49.99 a month. plus, ask how to get up to an $800 prepaid card. call today! it's your time to cash in. so don't just play. stay... at northern california's premier casino resort. book your getaway now at cachecreek.com. in december of last year, the parks founda
we're going to hear from the great grandson of league legend josh gibson, who just replaced ty cobb as baseball's all time leader in batting average. that and a whole lot more coming up at 1130 on sportswrap. >> but first, the oakland ballers. raymond park is coming together in time for the team's inaugural home opener. how the team was able to ensure the park would be built by oakland a slow network is no network for business. that's why more choose comcast business. and now, we're...
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. >> reporter: inclusion of negro league stats is an inflection point as stars like josh gibson haveof some of baseball's most heralded records. >> turkey sterns is another guy. >> reporter: giants' all time great willie mays started his professional career as a birmingham black baron. thursday's juneteenth game at rickwood field is a tribute to baseball's trailblazers who were equally if not more talented but denied equality because of the color of their skin. >> there's some great great players that you know, that you know played in the negro leagues during those times and i think to more than when you talk about a guy like willie mays you understand that. >> big league story, the hall of fame in cooperstown. with just a story of baseball. and it's not -- ever been complete. because all those names have been missing. >> reporter: online critics of the move say mlb went woke. but this is a journey decades in the making to retrieve and vet havestatistics from the seven negro leagues by fans and journalists and families of players who have passed but are not forgotten. >> a lot of peo
. >> reporter: inclusion of negro league stats is an inflection point as stars like josh gibson haveof some of baseball's most heralded records. >> turkey sterns is another guy. >> reporter: giants' all time great willie mays started his professional career as a birmingham black baron. thursday's juneteenth game at rickwood field is a tribute to baseball's trailblazers who were equally if not more talented but denied equality because of the color of their skin. >>...
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ty cobb, josh on -- satchel paige, josh gibson, hall of famers that played right here, negro league birminghamck barrons played right here and you know who else played here? willie mays first professional. tonight the giants and cardinals take over this awesome 10,000 person seat stadium and they're going to do a major league baseball game right here as a tribute to the negro leagues. it's going to be incredible. i'm sitting here in a time capsule to the 1940s and it's going to be on your tvs tonight on fox. that's what i put to you lawrence, brian, steve, ainsley. you need to do this sports, go to the place where your sports have history. intimate, small. nascar back on the beach, nba at rucker park. what do you think? >> ainsley: love it >> lawrence: it's a great idea. >> brian: great but only ten thousand. it's like willie wonka's golden ticket. it's going to be hard to get a ticket to that >> will: but it will be on tv brian. >> ainsley: that's why it would be so great to sit in the stands. >> steve: will, not only did you do the sports report but you were also the translator for america's
ty cobb, josh on -- satchel paige, josh gibson, hall of famers that played right here, negro league birminghamck barrons played right here and you know who else played here? willie mays first professional. tonight the giants and cardinals take over this awesome 10,000 person seat stadium and they're going to do a major league baseball game right here as a tribute to the negro leagues. it's going to be incredible. i'm sitting here in a time capsule to the 1940s and it's going to be on your tvs...
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gibson. and then you had the later years when ted williams came in and played and yogi berra and mickey mantle and then, of course, jackie robinson played here. and then our favorite son, willie mays. we have a huge picture in our museum of willie with his hands on his knees, with a huge smile. and i tried to tell people as we were thinking about what we wanted to do and as far as replicating the field of dreams, i said this is not a movie site. this is a place where a real young man named willie mays stood out in the outfield and dreamed of being in the big leagues. and he made it. and again, no, nothing against the folks in iowa. but that's the movie site. this is real. yeah. and, i think that, as people come in and see that picture, and mlb is bringing his hall of fame plaque here that was planned before he passed. i think there's going to be a lot of tears shed in birmingham and across the country. and rickwood field will never be the same now that willie has passed. i mean, it had to hap
gibson. and then you had the later years when ted williams came in and played and yogi berra and mickey mantle and then, of course, jackie robinson played here. and then our favorite son, willie mays. we have a huge picture in our museum of willie with his hands on his knees, with a huge smile. and i tried to tell people as we were thinking about what we wanted to do and as far as replicating the field of dreams, i said this is not a movie site. this is a place where a real young man named...
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amazing, and now that negro league records are included, we will know more about a great selection, joshhese amazing, amazing ballplayers and the few who got a chance to go to major league baseball showed how special the negro league was. >> this was really special. gene, let's talk a little basketball. the los angeles lakers have settled on their next head coach, will hire j.j. redick who played 14 years in the league. no coaching experience whatsoever, gets to coach lebron james and this could be your moment, eugene, to congratulate me on the celtics. >> jonathan, congratulations on the celtics. >> that's why you're leer. >> they were amazing. they are a great team and this could be the first of several championships actually. this has dynastic potential. j.j. redick, so, he's a good analyst. he's a good podcaster. he's a good friend of lebron james apparently, but we have no idea if he's a good coach. >> yeah. >> he's going to be an nba coach of the lakers? and he's never coached in college. he's never coached -- never coached in high school as far as i know and he certainly never coa
amazing, and now that negro league records are included, we will know more about a great selection, joshhese amazing, amazing ballplayers and the few who got a chance to go to major league baseball showed how special the negro league was. >> this was really special. gene, let's talk a little basketball. the los angeles lakers have settled on their next head coach, will hire j.j. redick who played 14 years in the league. no coaching experience whatsoever, gets to coach lebron james and...