| If anyone was the 'driving force' behind segregation (though really, it was a function of the era/society), it would be Cap Anson, baseball's first true megastar. I think Landis, for the most part, was a good commissioner, and he guided baseball through its worst scandal ever, the 1919 World Series and the Black Sox. Some writers will try to convince you that the steroid era is just as damaging as the Black Sox scandal; these writers, IMO, have their heads firmly wedged up their rear ends. The Black Sox scandal, if not managed properly, could have derailed the MLB permanently and turned it into a joke of a league. Landis did everything he could to make sure this didn't happen, and I don't think he gets the proper credit for that. Most people would say Babe Ruth saved baseball, but I think Judge Landis deserves just as much, if not more credit. |
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