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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss various baseball topics before interviewing Bob Kendrick about Jackie Robinson Day and the importance of Black baseball stories.

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mariners actually sort of sacrificing Humpy, the historically compressed standings at the start of the season, top prospects (and veteran relievers) pushing for promotions, the solution to a Kutter Crawford mystery, a faux-froyo con, Jazz Chisholm Jr.’ s rules confusion, Cade Winquest’ s quest, and more. Then (57:18) they talk to Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick about Jackie Robinson Day, the importance of telling stories about Black baseball in an anti-diversity climate, Bob’s work on MLB The Show , the MLB pipeline for African American players, showcasing the surviving Negro Leagues ballparks, the NLBM’s expansion plans, baseball in Kansas City, Ichiro Suzuki ’s visits to the Museum, and more. Audio intro : Josh Busman, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio interstitial : Austin Klewan, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Ian Phillips, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to “Jack Robinson” idiom Link to Humpy clip Link to Humpy plushy Link to MLBTR on Imai Link to standings data Link to leaguewide offensive stats Link to…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley

Guest: Bob Kendrick

Topics covered

• Jackie Robinson Day
• Negro Leagues
• baseball diversity
• top prospects
• Mariners
• MLB The Show

Keywords

• Humpy
• Cutter Crawford
• Jazz Chisholm
• Negro Leagues
• MLB pipeline

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

Places: Kansas City

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