First Black player

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Posted By: Hankron

So my suggestion is, as there is so much gray area (I don't know if that'a pun or not), both (and other) players be given due notice for their notable participation in baseball history. If Walker is given extra credit as he had to endure more, was more obviusly black to the public and was a better player, that seems perfectly reasonable.

Personally, I best enjoy subjects that cannot be distilled into "#1" versus "#2" and ones that even your own take on the subject is suspect and will likely be different in a year. These indicate that the subjects are bigger than you are.