From the ESPN special Sportscenter: The 1970s, here is the feature on Curt Flood and his landmark court case that eventually led to free agency in baseball. This aired sometime in 1999.
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@Winnie122459 Жыл бұрын
Marvin Miller is a hero and should be in the Hall of Fame!
@jean-francoispilote5751 Жыл бұрын
he is in the baseball HOF, inducted in 2020.
@adamdorgant94542 ай бұрын
@@jean-francoispilote5751Yes, now that you mentioned it!!!!
@richmotroni6 ай бұрын
Without question, the most courageous person in the history of baseball was Jackie Robinson, a close second was Curt Flood.
@adamdorgant94544 ай бұрын
True!!!!
@carsdaddy111 жыл бұрын
Curt Flood help to make a major change and for that reason he should be in the Hall of Fame.
@dallasbrubaker60546 жыл бұрын
Yep and not only in MLB but in all team sports
@adamdorgant94544 жыл бұрын
Dallas Brubaker You’re right about that Dallas!!!
@adamdorgant94544 жыл бұрын
need money Agreed!!!
@JIMIPARKS2 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe there is no Movie entitled: BEFORE…show me the $ about Curt Flood
@adamdorgant94544 ай бұрын
@@JIMIPARKSTrue!!!!
@omarpb113 жыл бұрын
sad flood had to take the hit so the rest and future baseball players could flourish.
@adamdorgant94545 жыл бұрын
You're right about that!!!
@johnnylackland39925 жыл бұрын
You mean so the rest of future sports athletes could flourish.
@adamdorgant94544 ай бұрын
@@johnnylackland3992Agreed!!!!
@willdrucker42913 жыл бұрын
On a side note....Bobby Tolan of the Padres had also not signed his contract at the beginning of the 1975 season...but he was swayed in June of that year by new owner Ray Kroc; leaving only Messersmith and McNally...but Dave McNally retired in mideseason; leaving only Andy Messersmith...who was signed by new Braves owner, Ted Turner to a three year contract...but then Messersmith injured his back in 1977 and was out of baseball shortly afterwards
@adamdorgant94543 жыл бұрын
Thanks for Sharing!!!!
@dannicholls15073 жыл бұрын
What messes me up about this whole story is how the public in general is so insanely, determinedly oblivious to the questions, "Hey! Never mind what Flood is saying for the moment. Just exactly WHERE does all the money go that the game itself makes? What are 'the cuts,, so to speak? What do the accounting books say? How much does the owner make and tell me again what position he plays? What'd he hit last year?" (Okay, that's a bit much but to never ask oneself where the value of the game COMES FROM is ignorance beyond measure...the players ARE the game. NO HIGH CALIBER PLAYERS; NO HIGH QUALITY GAME. AU REVOIR TV CONTRACTS...)
@adamdorgant94543 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing!!!
@adamdorgant94542 жыл бұрын
Great video!!!
@GOFLuvr12 жыл бұрын
That was well said by George Will at the end... I can't believe George Will the Baseball Historian is the same person as George Will the Political Pundit.
@adamdorgant94545 жыл бұрын
You're right about that!!
@adamdorgant94542 ай бұрын
How Stupid is Bowie Kuhn, he was an absolute Disgrace for Commissioner of Baseball!!!!