9-12-2020 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this show talking about the underrated baseball career of the late Hall of Famer Lou Brock. Besides being the one time all time stolen base leader, two time World Series Champion, and member of the 3,000 hit club, Brock is known for being on the right end of one of the most one-sided trades in the history of the sport. Sadly, the main reason that trade was made has not been discussed enough. Owner Phillip K. Wrigley received several letters from season ticket holders claiming the Cubs had become “too black.” They threatened to not renew their ticket plans unless something was done about it. The result was Brock’s trade from the Cubs to the Cardinals for pitcher Ernie Broglio. Hiram Bithorn made his MLB debut in 1942, becoming the first Puerto Rican born player in MLB history. Unfortunately he never accomplished anything near what Roberto Clemente would over the course of his career. And because of this, John says, Bithorn never gets the credit he deserves for overcoming the racial barrier. While Clemente will be forever known as an all time great, he has mistakenly been given the title of the first PR born MLB player, leading many to believe his number 21 should be retired throughout the sport. While John does not have a problem is that becomes the case, he feels more credit should be given to Bithorn for what he had to endure. John then reminds his viewers that every NBA Basketball team has hired a black head coach. He then asks why eleven MLB teams have never hired a black manager and nine NFL teams have never hired a black head coach. John finishes off the program talking about FCC regulation, Sirius XM, and Cable TV and why the “F” word and other profanities have become desensitized.
