by Kevin Burton In January I wrote about the great Hank Aaron in the context of including Negro League Statistics as official MLB stats (“Of Hank Aaron, Uncle Pint And Statistics,” Jan. 16). Sadly Aaron died a few days later, on Jan. 22, at the age of 86. Shortly after that an …
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Cleveland Indians Should Become “Blues”
by Kevin Burton Cleveland’s Major League Baseball franchise is doing the right thing by dropping the name “Indians,” but what should the new name be? The team, established in 1901, announced the move last month, following the lead of the Washington DC pro football franchise that dropped the name “Redskins.” These moves …
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