Day 4: When the Grass Was Real

Thinking about all of our previous readings
1. What are some of the tensions present in the game? Be specific and use text as evidence.

Thinking about Cool Papa Bell
1. Finding the tension: As we transition from the early days of baseball into pre-integration days, there's a tension that exists in the game. There's the national pastime. There's the glory, the heroes, the sentimentality for the era. At the same time, there is the harsh reality of segregation. The struggle for non-white players to make a living and find success. Looking closely at Cool Papa Bell's oral narrative where can you find this tension? How do players respond to it? Deal with it? What are we to think of this tension?

Baseball: Inning 2, 3 & 4 (chpts ... )