sad story...

The man some call baseball‘s greatest ambassador was denied admission on Monday to its Hall of Fame, in what is scheduled to be his last opportunity for election. Tuesday, he told the people who voted against him that he would be happy to speak at the induction ceremonies anyway on behalf of the 17 deceased individuals who they did elect.

That is Buck O‘Neil in a nutshell. Ninety-four years old, first baseman on four pennant winners and manager of five more in the old Negro Leagues, the first man of color to be a coach in the major leagues, also told the rest of us who are still incensed at the snub not to be angry at those voters.