NEGRO League player predictions
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I don't claim to be a NL expert or anything, but it is something I've been interested in for several years. This assumes they will have 8 new players again this year, mix of pitchers and position players.
I imagine they will have one marquee name, which would probably mean either
1 Josh Gibson or Cool Papa Bell, likely not both. We all know about these guys.
2 Oscar Charleston, cf. John McGraw said he was the best all around player he ever saw. High praise from a guy who saw Honus, Babe, Cobb etc.
3 Willie "Devil" Wells, SS. Another all around great. Won NL triple crown. They called him the black Honus Wagner.
4 Mule Suttles, 1b-of. Power hitter.
5 Gentleman Dave Malarcher, rhp. Actually played all over the field, a lot like Dihugo. Maybe not quite as good, though.
6 Smokey Joe Williams, rhp. Blazing fastball.
7 Double Duty Radcliffe, rhp-c. He would often pitch the first game of a double header, then catch the second game. Amazing.
8 Bill Foster, lhp. One of the best lefties in NL history.
Just wild guesses, really. Plenty of others to choose from. Great names like Turkey Stearns, Bullet Rogan, Cristobol Torriente, Buck Leonard and tons more. -
Oscar Charleston, Josh Gibson, and Cool Papa Bell are no brainers.
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I don’t think they’ll have Josh and Papa in the same year. We’ll get one or the other.
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I’m thinking they’ll take Larry Doby out of the normal rotation and put him in the program since he integrated the AL.
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The GOAT Willie Mays said Cool Papa Bell was so fast that he could turn out the lights and be in the bed before it got dark.
Now that’s fast lol
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Are they keeping the ones from this year in too, or are they being cycled out at the end of the year?
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I'm cheating by using Kendrick's podcast Black Diamonds as a template.
Based on his episodes, I preditct at least:
Larry Dolby
Oscar Charleston
Bullet Rogan
Cool Papa Bell
And hopefully Josh Gibson
