Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth, and so, of course, was my decision to have it out in public with the owners of organized baseball.
Baseball was socially relevant, and so was my rebellion against it.
And I'd be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn't gone through worse times than my teammates.
Dear Mr. Kuhn, After twelve years in the major leagues, I do not feel that I am a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes
Everybody thinks of baseball as a sacred cow. When you have the nerve to challenge it, people look down their noses at you. There are a lot of things wrong with a lot of industries....baseball is one of them.
The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry.
The funny thing about these uniforms is that you hang them in the closet and they get smaller and smaller.