Offspring 2010

[Guest Edgy DC]

J.J. Franco: allegedly one of the two top shortstops in the city.

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/high_school/baseball/star_shortstops_have_plenty_in_common_99rpGQG7BFCO2NE6G8Qb7L

[Guest Edgy DC]

Anthony Manuel, back with the Bears.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Lee Mazzilli, Jr., Wareham Gateman.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Edgy DC wrote: Lee Mazzilli, Jr., Wareham Gateman.

Wow. That helmet suggests he's a switch hitter like his dad.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Nope, Righty/Righty.

I imagine the Gatemen all wear two-flap helmets, and probably share them.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Two words: head lice.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Mark Nickeas, Father of Mike Nickeas

Chester City (1975-1979), English Professional League, Third Division (I think)
Vancouver Whitecaps (1980-1984), Western Soccer Alliance
Dallas Sidekicks (1984-1985), Major Indoor Soccer League
San Jose Earthquakes (1985-1987), former North American Soccer League team, continuing on independently

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[Guest themetfairy]

Here's Mike with MK as the B-Mets were in Trenton a few weeks ago -

[Guest Edgy DC]

C.J. McElroy carrying on the family tradition.

There was a Negro League in 1968?

[Valadius]

From what I gather, it must be a typo, because Satchel Paige didn't pitch professionally after 1966. The Clowns continued barnstorming until they disbanded in 1988.

[seawolf17]

I remember being surprised by that recently too... I want to say that Kevin Burkhardt was interviewing a Negro League vet from the 60s live on TV, and I didn't believe him until I looked it up.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Gramps appears to be wearing a Pittsburgh Crawfords top.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I wouldn't have thought Chuck McElroy had eaten THAT many innings.

[Willets Point]

Yep, the Major Leagues picked best players out of the Negro Leagues right up into the 1960s. I like to imagine what would have happened if instead expanding in the 1960s if MLB instead invited 2-4 of the best Negro League teams to join the majors. Definitely far too progressive for those times but probably would have been a lot more fair (especially to the black owners, administrators, & scouts of the Negro League teams).