A friend of mine is a storyteller.

[The Polack MSgt]

Here is a great essay about a player who comps with Mike Trout,
https://thingsamicthinksabout.wordpress.com/2024/05/11/a-guy-you-never-heard-of/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1qN8sJ_YM1Nl7QHGK4AqbbsKiDOngNHebGf0DHehJ8ygMmn9ygls05JHs_aem_AShVEWMOytGbBDYM4L97akhzBftMAeY4oKDbGnpIpm9wDV5_O3djxQJuTh7L0KIJ2frrFoQchFwtqHfvFYCrGJXu

Here's why this topic resonates to me.

My Grandfather was a minor league/semi pro baseball player before and after WWII.
He told me once that he played a demonstration (cash) series against the Greys.

He knew who Mr. Gibson was.

Daddy Joe was a life long Pirates fan - loved Roberto Clemente.

He would wax eloquently about Willie Stargell's power.

He was also a legit, high-level baseball player

Well, he said that "Mr. Gibson" was the most talented ball player he ever saw.

[rsdsharp]

1. An essay about "A Guy You Never Heard Of"?

Josh Gibson is in the Hall of Fame. Despite Bob Feller saying he “couldn’t hit a curve ball with an ironing board,” he was known as the Black Babe Ruth. Depending on who you believe, he may have been the only man to hit a fair ball out of Yankee Stadium.

I’ve heard of him.