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Posted By: Nickinvegas

Joe,
It is still up for debate where(what is consdidered "Pro Ball")Major League Baseball truly started. Personally I do not feel that the Troy team should be condsidered part of what is now MLB. There were many teams,big and small, that were on the field at that time. Many of those teams had players that were funded(one way or the other) for their play. Just because the players were paid and people may have paid to see them play does not make them part of Major League Baseball.

For those who aren't familiar with Bellan, here is a link with some basic information:

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Esteban%20Bellan


Nick


PS: There was recently a release of a book titled "Marsans". It tells the story of the "first" cuban Major League player, and it gives a great history of the Federal league. The author stole my book idea, but he did a good job on the book. Good read for any baseball fan.