The rest of the title is: How the Major Leagues Colonized the Black and Latin Game. The book looks back at the Negro Leagues and players and the relationship with Latin American countries--Cuba especially at first and then later Dominican Republic. How Jackie Robinson opened up the major leagues to black players and black Hispanic players as well but it was also the beginning to the end of the Negro Leagues. In the Negro Leagues many owners, managers & general managers were black but when it ended, none of this switched to the Major Leagues--it wasn't really until the 1980s it was seen as an issue and still today is an issue. The end of the Negro Leagues also was the beginning to the end of baseball being the main sport for black youth--football & especially basketball have taken over. In Latin America it talked about baseball academies being setup and how they have become feeders for the big leagues. Basically taking away the games between the hometowns that happened in the past, showing that maybe the love of the game is missing since not as much going out & watching games as kids developing their game for a job and future. Book really made me step back and look at baseball a little differently and wonder what the future will be like for the sport.
There was 1 WL for the book and I posted it & will be mailing off, probably tomorrow.
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