we're turning back to bud fowler. back in the 19th century.played second base as well as pitcher, and he realizes people were sliding into him hard. so he made rudimentary shin guards to protect himself. and they had someone hit one too many times, so he took a coal miner's helmet and wore it at the plate. kind of like a modern day batting helmet? yeah. inside and outside the game. i ask you again, with the signing of robinson, what does it represent? it was a watershed moment. it defied years of segregation. stated of josh gibson, the legendary catcher who possibly hit over 800 home runs and supposedly the only man to hit a baseball out of yankee stadium, she said gibson was worth $200,000. in 1939, mind you, if he were white. he and so many others never had the opportunity to play in the major leagues. we can sit here and wonder what would've happened if they did. josh gibson is known as the black babe ruth. imagine if he had played. would babe ruth be known as the white josh gibson? it represented years of playing. and this was brought befo