>> BASEBALL’S BACK IN THE JACKSONVILLE JUMBO SHRIMP ARE SALUTING BLACK HISTORY MONTH
AND THE NEGROES LEAGUE’S
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
100 YEARS TOMORROW, AN
EXHIBITION GAME WILL TAKE PLACE
AT THE BASEBALL GROUNDS OF
JACKSONVILLE RIGHT THERE IN
DOWNTOWN AS YOU ARE LOOKING
LIVE. YOU SHOULD BE THERE BUT
YOU’RE HERE ON THE SHOW JOINING
US NOW TO TALK ALL ABOUT THE
EVENT AND WHAT THE NEEDS ARE
LEAGUES IS ALL ABOUT
HAROLD CRAW THE EXECUTIVE VICE
PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER
OF THE SHRIMP.
THIS IS NOT ONLY
A HISTORY LICENSE LESSON, IT’S
IT SO MUCH EXCITEMENT FOR
THE TEAMS. THE
YOUNG PLAYERS THAT GETS A
LITTLE HEART AS WELL AS ALL OF
THE FANS THERE WHAT WE’RE
EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SHARE.
>> THE HISTORY OF THE MAJOR
LEAGUES WITH NOT ONLY I’M DUVAL
COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUT
OBVIOUSLY JACKSONVILLE AS A
WHOLE AND WHAT BETTER WAY BEING
ABLE TO TAKE A HISTORIC RIVALRY
AND PLAY RIGHT OUT OF THE FEEL
THE BASEBALL GAME.
>> WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE
RIVALRY BETWEEN THE RAINES
VIKINGS AND THE RE BALL
TROJANS TO YOU KNOW
LONGSTANDING SPORTS PROGRAMS
HERE IN JACKSONVILLE. THEY’RE
VERY CLOSE GEOGRAPHICALLY TO
EACH OTHER WHAT LIKE
A MILE OR 2 THIS BEARS THE LOW
SO OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN SEE THAT
THAT THEY CLASH IN BASKETBALL
AND FOOTBALL SALUTE AND
BASEBALL.
>> YEAH, IT’S A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY, YOU KNOW FOR US TO
KICK OFF. THIS 100 YEAR
CELEBRATION THAT’S GOING ON.
COUNTRYWIDE FOR THE BIG RELEASE
BY HERE IN JACKSONVILLE AND
THEN THE REACHED A LITTLE BIT
BACK INTO OUR HISTORY OF THE
BIG REALLY EXPECT IT TO SHORT.
>> TELL ME GIVE ME A QUICK
LESSON HERALD ABOUT THE RELEASE
HERE IN JACKSONVILLE BECAUSE IT
IS VERY RICH, YEAH, BUT VERY
SIMPLY A GENERAL BY THE NAME OF
HAROLD BUSTER HAIR IS A
JACKSONVILLE NATIVE WAS A
FORMER PLAYER FOR THE
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS.
HERE LIKE THE THROUGH THE LATE
50’S THERE AS WELL.
HE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN
AMERICAN BASKETBALL COACH.
AT RAINES HIGH SCHOOL. OKAY, SO
A LITTLE BIT OF
HISTORY. THERE. WHAT A BASEBALL
FIELD AND CROSS OVER TO THE
CORPS HAS MORE LOCAL HISTORY
JOBS. WE HAVE THE GAS LIKE A
JACKIE ROBINSON WHO PLAYED ALSO
FOR THE CANCER TOMORROW BEFORE
YOU BROKE THE COLOR BARRIER TO
COME INTO PLAY FOR THE BROOKLYN
DODGERS AND A LOT OF FOLKS
DON’T KNOW ABOUT
WHAT MISTER LARRY DOBY WHO CAME
DIRECTLY FROM THE NEWARK EAGLES
OVER TO THE CLEVELAND INDIANS.
STRAIGHT FROM THE MIDDLE EAST
INTO A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WHICH IS PRETTY COOL AS WELL SO
IT’S ALSO. >> REASSURING TO SEE THAT YOU DON’T HAVE THE SEPARATION IN
THE LEAGUE’S ANYMORE THAT’S THE
TEST THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
JUMBO SHRIMP AND WHEN YOU LOOK
AT YOU KNOW ALL THESE TEAMS
ACROSS THE MLB IT’S NOT ABOUT
RACE AT ALL IT’S ABOUT
EVERYBODY PLAYING TOGETHER AND
YOU REALLY BOND YOU SEE SOME
PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING FROM
OTHER COUNTRIES THAT PLAY
BASEBALL AND THEY’RE ALL
TOGETHER THEY BECOME FAMILY FOR
LOVE WITH THE GAME. YEAH,
IT’S A.
>> IT’S A FANTASTIC WITHOUT A
BUILT UP, I MEAN YOU CAN SEE IT
IN ONE OF OUR ALL TO THE LOGOS
WAS IS THIS WRAPPED UP AN OUT
OF THEM OUT OF PI AND THAT’S
EXACTLY WHAT JACKSONVILLE IS
BUT ALSO AMERICA AS WELL MAYBE
I’D BE REMISS TO SAY
THAT WIN WHICH IS A BACK IN THE
50’S 40’S WHEN THEY REALLY WERE
IN THEIR HEYDAY AS THESE GUYS
WOULD LEAVE. THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA MAY BE PLAYING THE
MEXICAN LEAGUES LIKE THAT, BUT
THERE’S LIKE THAT THEY GOT TO
PLAY WITH THEIR THE GAS THEY
WERE TO WHAT WE’RE DOING TODAY,
THERE’S
A GREAT SAYING THE PICTURE OF
BOTH BUSY BEE, WE KNOW BY THE
GREAT PIZZA AS WELL AS THE
THIS WONDER SATCHEL PAIGE
HOLDING A BASEBALL UP TOGETHER
AND IT JUST KIND OF SHOWS THAT
BASEBALL WAS A LITTLE BIT AHEAD
OF ITS TIME AS IT
PERTAINS TO THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA, BUT NOW WE’RE HERE
ALL PLAYED BASEBALL TOGETHER
IT’S FANTASTIC. IT’S ALL ABOUT
DIVERSITY AND ONE LOVE FOR THE
SPORT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
COMING ON APPRECIATE ALSO
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE JUMBO
SHRIMP THIS YEAR.
>> THEY WAITED FOR THE HIGH
SCHOOL HERITAGE CLASSIC JUST
$5.
>> BUT IF YOU WANT TO FEEL THE
IP RESERVE SEATS ARE 10 BUCKS
THEY CAN BE PURCHASED IN PERSON
AT THE JUMBO SHRIMP BOX OFFICE
AT 3 OH ONE A PHILIP
RANDOLPH BOULEVARD. THE GAME IS
TOMORROW AT 11 OH 00:05AM IN
THE MORNING. SO A LOT OF
STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE THERE.
WE DON’T WANT YOU SHOWING UP AT
07:00PM BECAUSE
YOU MIGHT HAVE SOMEBODY THERE
CLEANING UP SAYING HEY YOU’RE
TOO LATE TO 11 OH 05:00AM MAYBE
A LUNCH BREAK IF YOUR JOB IS