Sublime

he threw me a bone, saying, “You heard of Titanic Thompson?” I had not. “Check him out. That guy got it.”

In 1930, he led the league in wins and saves (though it would be decades before the save became an official statistic).

As I stood across from Patti Smith, the unacknowledged greatness of Humble Pie echoed through my brain. I had my unique angle. I knew what I had to say. “Can I ask you a question?” I said confidently. “Uh, yeah,” she replied. “Did you ever see Humble Pie back in the day?” As soon as the words left my mouth I knew I had royally fucked up. The

His son later said that Bankhead, who was from Alabama and had seen the worst of America’s racism, pitched in mortal fear of hitting a batter and causing a riot. Bankhead pitched in only four games and was sent back to the minors; there would not be another black pitcher in baseball until the legendary Satchel Paige was finally given his chance