Comments on: The Museum http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/ Curiously Long Posts Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:34:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mirror http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-100035 mirror Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:07:00 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-100035 What is more important? The cause or the people? You discredit your hero by conspiring to help the Museum fail because you chose to let the politics guide you. What possible good could come from the museum closing? How will that help the spirit of Buck O'neil endure? What would Buck tell you himself? The situation is petty but the response isn't much better What is more important? The cause or the people? You discredit your hero by conspiring to help the Museum fail because you chose to let the politics guide you. What possible good could come from the museum closing? How will that help the spirit of Buck O’neil endure? What would Buck tell you himself?

The situation is petty but the response isn’t much better

]]> By: Robert L."Bob-Peach-head Mitchell,Sr. http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-49539 Robert L."Bob-Peach-head Mitchell,Sr. Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:21:56 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-49539 Personally,as a former K.C.Monarch,and one who played under the manager of Buck O'Neil,I'm very concerned aout how the Board of Directors of the NLBM voted extremely blind and hired a most NON-PASSIONATE person who,in my strong opinion cannot train on the job and acquire great passion for the late and present former Negro League Legends,as it definitely should be. In my serious opinion,the hiring of an executive director with an 8-7 vote shows that the wrong person was hired! It very well seems that a coverted conspiracy of politics steered some rather innocent Board members in the wrong direction,ESPECIALLY whe the EFI firm who supposingly scoured the nation for the BEST POSSIBLE person to carry out the day-to-day operationof the museum me and the other Negro league legends help to create! The bottom line for those possible conspirators was to assure that the Board of Directors WOULD NOT BE GIVEN/SHOWN the application(s) of the most qualified and passionate person(s),thus stopping DELIBERATELY,ALL of the applications that overshadowed the new NLBM hire. I also can say this,why in the hell did the Board of directors DID NOT CLEAN HOUSE COMPLETELY?? The out going executive director SHOULD NOT be on the Board of Directors,as to leave way for the retired Executive Director to be on hand to MICRO DIRECT the un-qualified person recently hired by the Board! It is VERY INCUMBENT,that,in my opinion and that of the most casual observer,that A GREAT DEAL OF THE DELIBERATE MIS-GUIDANCE of the so-called search committee SHOULD BE MEN OF "SOME"honor and integrity and for the sake of our so-called"NATIONAL MUSEUM" IMMEDIATELY turn in their RESIGNATIONS...as per the economic state of our country and the Museum,the very long time attorney needs to be let go,and there are A GREAT NUMBER of well experienced Attorneys that will serve our great cause PRO BONO!!! So,to remove the cancer that is still serving as Board members,etc. ESPECIALLY the Search Committee...you WILL see a great difference to the vast benefit of the NLBM...The Board of Directors MUST BE PERSONS OF HONESTY AND INTEGRITY AND PASSION FOR THOSE NEGRO LEAGUE LEGENDS WHO HAVE PASSED,AND THE APPROXIMATELY 80-85 THAT ARE STILL LIVING! GREAT INTESTINAL FORTITUDE IS BADLY NEEDED!!!!!!!! Personally,as a former K.C.Monarch,and one who played under the manager of Buck O’Neil,I’m very concerned aout how the Board of Directors of the NLBM voted extremely blind and hired a most NON-PASSIONATE person who,in my strong opinion cannot train on the job and acquire great passion for the late and present former Negro League Legends,as it definitely should be. In my serious opinion,the hiring of an executive director with an 8-7 vote shows that the wrong person was hired! It very well seems that a coverted conspiracy of politics steered some rather innocent Board members in the wrong direction,ESPECIALLY whe the EFI firm who supposingly scoured the nation for the BEST POSSIBLE person to carry out the day-to-day operationof the museum me and the other Negro league legends help to create! The bottom line for those possible conspirators was to assure that the Board of Directors WOULD NOT BE GIVEN/SHOWN the application(s) of the most qualified and passionate person(s),thus stopping DELIBERATELY,ALL of the applications that overshadowed the new NLBM hire. I also can say this,why in the hell did the Board of directors DID NOT CLEAN HOUSE COMPLETELY?? The out going executive director SHOULD NOT be on the Board of Directors,as to leave way for the retired Executive Director to be on hand to MICRO DIRECT the un-qualified person recently hired by the Board! It is VERY INCUMBENT,that,in my opinion and that of the most casual observer,that A GREAT DEAL OF THE DELIBERATE MIS-GUIDANCE of the so-called search committee SHOULD BE MEN OF “SOME”honor and integrity and for the sake of our so-called”NATIONAL MUSEUM” IMMEDIATELY turn in their RESIGNATIONS…as per the economic state of our country and the Museum,the very long time attorney needs to be let go,and there are A GREAT NUMBER of well experienced Attorneys that will serve our great cause PRO BONO!!! So,to remove the cancer that is still serving as Board members,etc. ESPECIALLY the Search Committee…you WILL see a great difference to the vast benefit of the NLBM…The Board of Directors MUST BE PERSONS OF HONESTY AND INTEGRITY AND PASSION FOR THOSE NEGRO LEAGUE LEGENDS WHO HAVE PASSED,AND THE APPROXIMATELY 80-85 THAT ARE STILL LIVING! GREAT INTESTINAL FORTITUDE IS BADLY NEEDED!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Robert L."Bob-Peach-head Mitchell,Sr. http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-47209 Robert L."Bob-Peach-head Mitchell,Sr. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:53:03 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-47209 The recent act on the part of the NLBM to elect a person who is NOT in step with the whole of the true purpose of the museum is in my opinion a very gross and blatant travesty of justice,and the lack of concern the sole purpose of the NLBM. There are only FIVE persons living today that shared a brief but thorough discussion to establish a museum in Kansas City. The exclusive meeting hosted and led by no other than Buck O'Neil.This was an reunion of the living Monarchs who made their way to Kansas city on their own expenses,as we were asked to attend by Buck,Skip as his Monarchs called him "all"the time.The Monarchs who attended the weekend gathering were: Bob Mitchell,George Altman,Louis"Sweet Lou"Johnson,Sam Taylor,and Dewey Alexander(Monarch batboy),Lou Brock was there also and showed concern about the creation of a museum in Kansas City,Missouri and during a conversation between me and him,he said the players who lived in Kansas City can help Buck move on his(Buck's) dream. He said that he could get American Airlines to fly in as many players for the support of this very important venture. My biggest problem,maybe i should accurately say that there is a gross lack of concern for those players who have'nt received meaningful recognition for the NLBM that they helped created...The Board's problem was that the search committee only carefully selected a few resumes',while NOT insisting in SEEING,at least 5 to 8 of the application/resumes' that were turned in and in MY OPINION,were blatantly and systematically kept from the SCRUTINY of the board members;at least those that were present.I feel very strongly as the National Coordinator of the Communication Network of Negro League Players,as well as "ALL" of the remaining Living Legends of the Negro Leagues,that the Board SERIOUSLY needs to go back to the drawing board,so to speak,and EXAMINE THE RESUMES' of the number as mentioned above. The big surprise of how they were "HOOD-WINKED into a rush to hire an Executive Director...an with a job-threatening 8 to 7 vote,in itself shows that them as a board could eventually be the everlasting laughing stock,as national as the designation the NLBM itself. Board members,SHOULD BY "ANY CHANCE",you get to read this response to their recent actions...I urge the Board to move SWIFTLY to re-visit what they did to the entire Sport's World,concerning the future of the NLBM!! Dare to respond to this reply!!! Bob Mitchell,Sr.(K.C.Monarch-1954-'57) The recent act on the part of the NLBM to elect a person who is NOT in step with the whole of the true purpose of the museum is in my opinion a very gross and blatant travesty of justice,and the lack of concern the sole purpose of the NLBM. There are only FIVE persons living today that shared a brief but thorough discussion to establish a museum in Kansas City. The exclusive meeting hosted and led by no other than Buck O’Neil.This was an reunion of the living Monarchs who made their way to Kansas city on their own expenses,as we were asked to attend by Buck,Skip as his Monarchs called him “all”the time.The Monarchs who attended the weekend gathering were: Bob Mitchell,George Altman,Louis”Sweet Lou”Johnson,Sam Taylor,and Dewey Alexander(Monarch batboy),Lou Brock was there also and showed concern about the creation of a museum in Kansas City,Missouri and during a conversation between me and him,he said the players who lived in Kansas City can help Buck move on his(Buck’s) dream. He said that he could get American Airlines to fly in as many players for the support of this very important venture. My biggest problem,maybe i should accurately say that there is a gross lack of concern for those players who have’nt received meaningful recognition for the NLBM that they helped created…The Board’s problem was that the search committee only carefully selected a few resumes’,while NOT insisting in SEEING,at least 5 to 8 of the application/resumes’ that were turned in and in MY OPINION,were blatantly and systematically kept from the SCRUTINY of the board members;at least those that were present.I feel very strongly as the National Coordinator of the Communication Network of Negro League Players,as well as “ALL” of the remaining Living Legends of the Negro Leagues,that the Board SERIOUSLY needs to go back to the drawing board,so to speak,and EXAMINE THE RESUMES’ of the number as mentioned above. The big surprise of how they were “HOOD-WINKED into a rush to hire an Executive Director…an with a job-threatening 8 to 7 vote,in itself shows that them as a board could eventually be the everlasting laughing stock,as national as the designation the NLBM itself. Board members,SHOULD BY “ANY CHANCE”,you get to read this response to their recent actions…I urge the Board to move SWIFTLY to re-visit what they did to the entire Sport’s World,concerning the future of the NLBM!! Dare to respond to this reply!!! Bob Mitchell,Sr.(K.C.Monarch-1954-’57)

]]> By: Matt the Brave http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-47131 Matt the Brave Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:16:05 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-47131 Having been to KC on a business trip, I visited most of the major sites around town. Coming back from Independence (specifically the Truman museum), I happened to be coming down 18th. I had no idea that the Negro Leagues Museum was there because all that was advertised on the street was the jazz district. I knew that the museum was somewhere in KC, but I didn't realize until I was back in Atlanta that it was right where I drove through. It sounds awful fishy to me the way that this guy came into power. I don't know if it was necessarily prudent to hire someone from within Kansas City to not follow what Buck O'Neil wanted for the museum. It sounds like to me that the typical Missouri/KC politics are still in force, and it's more who you know and who you both happen to dislike more than what's best for the institution. Good luck with the museum. I hope that it's there by the time I get back to KC. Having been to KC on a business trip, I visited most of the major sites around town. Coming back from Independence (specifically the Truman museum), I happened to be coming down 18th. I had no idea that the Negro Leagues Museum was there because all that was advertised on the street was the jazz district. I knew that the museum was somewhere in KC, but I didn’t realize until I was back in Atlanta that it was right where I drove through.
It sounds awful fishy to me the way that this guy came into power. I don’t know if it was necessarily prudent to hire someone from within Kansas City to not follow what Buck O’Neil wanted for the museum. It sounds like to me that the typical Missouri/KC politics are still in force, and it’s more who you know and who you both happen to dislike more than what’s best for the institution.
Good luck with the museum. I hope that it’s there by the time I get back to KC.

]]> By: BeesGal http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-46473 BeesGal Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:46:33 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-46473 I'm with RML . . .Baker offers a stunningly <strong>UN</strong>impressive bio for an "Executive" candidate. It would be appropriate for middle management at best. Combined with a suspicious selection process, it adds up to a disappointing conclusion. This search was rigged. That's the easy part. The hard part is what to do next. I wonder, what would our world be like if Jackie Robinson decided he was fed up with being treated like a piece of "you-know-what" after his first season at Brooklyn and did something more lucrative and less frustrating for a living? What if Rosa Parks just got off the bus, rather than facing the abuse and threats of staying in her seat? What if Joe Black decided after all he'd been through and for such little reward, he wasn't obligated to be a role model anymore? At the time of their actions, surely none of these exemplars of human dignity had any idea whether their personal discomfort would even be remembered by generations to come, much less vindicated as leading the way towards civil rights for all the rest of us. That's what makes this decision so tough, I'm afraid. No one with any sense of ethical justice wants to be part of a false campaign or an endorsement of ego. All of us have at some point in our lives walked away from situations such as these--out of sight, out of mind might be the only way we can sleep at night. I've done it. We've all done it. "Choose your battles" as the old saying goes. That said, I must bring up this these two critical questions, "Is walking away really the right thing? Or is it the least painful thing?" Certainly I'm not saying anyone should martyr themselves over gut-twisting decisions like these. Nor am I proposing to judge anyone's life circumstances or commitment to invoking social change. However, I do challenge anyone who has ever faced this kind of personal decision to be honest enough ask yourself the real reason for walking away from conflict. After all, there are TWO options to the old saying "Choose your battles." Only one of them involves withdrawal. Best wishes to you Joe. . .my heart truly aches for you. . .BeesGal I’m with RML . . .Baker offers a stunningly UNimpressive bio for an “Executive” candidate. It would be appropriate for middle management at best. Combined with a suspicious selection process, it adds up to a disappointing conclusion. This search was rigged.
That’s the easy part. The hard part is what to do next. I wonder, what would our world be like if Jackie Robinson decided he was fed up with being treated like a piece of “you-know-what” after his first season at Brooklyn and did something more lucrative and less frustrating for a living? What if Rosa Parks just got off the bus, rather than facing the abuse and threats of staying in her seat? What if Joe Black decided after all he’d been through and for such little reward, he wasn’t obligated to be a role model anymore? At the time of their actions, surely none of these exemplars of human dignity had any idea whether their personal discomfort would even be remembered by generations to come, much less vindicated as leading the way towards civil rights for all the rest of us.
That’s what makes this decision so tough, I’m afraid. No one with any sense of ethical justice wants to be part of a false campaign or an endorsement of ego. All of us have at some point in our lives walked away from situations such as these–out of sight, out of mind might be the only way we can sleep at night. I’ve done it. We’ve all done it. “Choose your battles” as the old saying goes.
That said, I must bring up this these two critical questions, “Is walking away really the right thing? Or is it the least painful thing?” Certainly I’m not saying anyone should martyr themselves over gut-twisting decisions like these. Nor am I proposing to judge anyone’s life circumstances or commitment to invoking social change. However, I do challenge anyone who has ever faced this kind of personal decision to be honest enough ask yourself the real reason for walking away from conflict. After all, there are TWO options to the old saying “Choose your battles.” Only one of them involves withdrawal. Best wishes to you Joe. . .my heart truly aches for you. . .BeesGal

]]> By: Larry Katzif http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-45778 Larry Katzif Thu, 25 Dec 2008 02:35:20 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-45778 Joe-- I've been a huge fan of yours, Buck and the Museum. I understand your feelings regarding the process of selecting the Exec. Dir. of NLBM, but should we not support the overall cause of what it stands for? We can't just walk away from it and the history it represents. We need to be part of the solution. Tell me, what was Buck's vision for the educatioin center...a facility or an education program, or was it both? How feasible is it to raise enough money to construct and maintain the facility? Can educational programs take place in the metro area and beyond without the Y building being transformed and still within Buck's dream? What do you think? Joe–
I’ve been a huge fan of yours, Buck and the Museum. I understand your feelings regarding the process of selecting the Exec. Dir. of NLBM, but should we not support the overall cause of what it stands for? We can’t just walk away from it and the history it represents. We need to be part of the solution. Tell me, what was Buck’s vision for the educatioin center…a facility or an education program, or was it both? How feasible is it to raise enough money to construct and maintain the facility? Can educational programs take place in the metro area and beyond without the Y building being transformed and still within Buck’s dream? What do you think?

]]> By: John-Paul http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-45583 John-Paul Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:28:01 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-45583 Hi Joe, Longtime reader here and fan of all that you do. I had the pleasure of meeting Buck a couple times, but I certainly feel I've gotten to know him best through your work. Thank you for the insight you've given me to such a great and wonderful man. Buck was special for a million reasons, but he was the ideal ambassador for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum because he represented the best of Negro Leagues Players. So much of your book describes the magic of Buck, the way he was never bitter about his struggles as a Negro Leaguer. He didn't talk about being turned away from restaurants and bars for being black. He told stories about how great the players were, how big Josh Gibson was, how hard Satchel could throw, and the speed of Cool Papa Bell. Besides, he went to other bars and restaurants that were just as good, if not better. I distinctly remember from your book the way Buck talked about getting to listen to Charlie Parker's jazz. Buck made us look at the Negro Leagues, not as a shameful part of our history. That story has been told. Rather, Buck made us remember how terrific that league was, how special it was. Moving past the question of whether it was fair, they were damn good in their own right. And that is something that deserves to be remembered. It seems to me that the honor and memory of those men was what Buck spent his last years on this earth working for. These men kept their head held high throughout years of injustice and poor treatment, and they did their job everyday to the best of their abilities. And they were good enough to compete with anyone. The Negro Leagues is as much a story of resilience, defiance, and dignity in the face of insult as it is a story of athleticism. Nobody embodied these qualities as much as Buck O'Neil. Of course we all remember Buck famously spoke at the Cooperstown Induction shortly after he was passed over. He put aside the insult to himself because he believed in honoring the men that day he was serving something greater than himself. Joe, I can't begin to understand the emotions that you're going through, but consider this. You are a premier sportswriter in Kansas City, and most likely, the public's number one source on the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Continue to work towards the dream that Buck O'Neil worked towards. Nothing can undo the insults that were dealt to Buck O'Neil and Bob Kendrick. Or for that matter, the insults dealt to every player of the Negro Leagues. But just as they built a legacy worth remembering, honor them by ensuring their story continues to be told for generations to come. I hope you don't leave the hall behind due to this injustice, but emotions are obviously high on this issue, and I wish you the best in your decision. Hi Joe,

Longtime reader here and fan of all that you do. I had the pleasure of meeting Buck a couple times, but I certainly feel I’ve gotten to know him best through your work. Thank you for the insight you’ve given me to such a great and wonderful man.

Buck was special for a million reasons, but he was the ideal ambassador for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum because he represented the best of Negro Leagues Players. So much of your book describes the magic of Buck, the way he was never bitter about his struggles as a Negro Leaguer. He didn’t talk about being turned away from restaurants and bars for being black. He told stories about how great the players were, how big Josh Gibson was, how hard Satchel could throw, and the speed of Cool Papa Bell. Besides, he went to other bars and restaurants that were just as good, if not better. I distinctly remember from your book the way Buck talked about getting to listen to Charlie Parker’s jazz.

Buck made us look at the Negro Leagues, not as a shameful part of our history. That story has been told. Rather, Buck made us remember how terrific that league was, how special it was. Moving past the question of whether it was fair, they were damn good in their own right. And that is something that deserves to be remembered.

It seems to me that the honor and memory of those men was what Buck spent his last years on this earth working for. These men kept their head held high throughout years of injustice and poor treatment, and they did their job everyday to the best of their abilities. And they were good enough to compete with anyone. The Negro Leagues is as much a story of resilience, defiance, and dignity in the face of insult as it is a story of athleticism.

Nobody embodied these qualities as much as Buck O’Neil. Of course we all remember Buck famously spoke at the Cooperstown Induction shortly after he was passed over. He put aside the insult to himself because he believed in honoring the men that day he was serving something greater than himself.

Joe, I can’t begin to understand the emotions that you’re going through, but consider this. You are a premier sportswriter in Kansas City, and most likely, the public’s number one source on the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Continue to work towards the dream that Buck O’Neil worked towards. Nothing can undo the insults that were dealt to Buck O’Neil and Bob Kendrick. Or for that matter, the insults dealt to every player of the Negro Leagues. But just as they built a legacy worth remembering, honor them by ensuring their story continues to be told for generations to come. I hope you don’t leave the hall behind due to this injustice, but emotions are obviously high on this issue, and I wish you the best in your decision.

]]> By: RML http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-45560 RML Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:09:26 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-45560 It isn't that Baker is insufficiently black, it is that he is insufficiently sufficient. Read his resume _closely_. He's been the "s***k who sits by the door". There's been NO leadership or management to speak of, just "Vice President of Community Leadership", "Manager of Community Development", "coordinator for Refugee Resettlement" (!) for DC*, "director of Social Services". No fundraising experience. No enterprise management experience. And an academic resume that screams mediocrity.** This is what they got from a SEARCH FIRM?! I could get you better candidates from three phone calls. I totally sympathize with Joe. One of the things I've taken from his blog is that, at least in KC, the entire community takes pride in the legacies of black baseball and jazz, and that is due, undoubtedly, to ambassadors like Buck O'Neil. I'd looked forward to visiting the Museum. Now, not so much. *I live in DC, if the best you can pull is a coordinator title in DC Govt., you must REALLY be sorry. ** I'd have left the "certified as a Rational Behavioral Therapist" off my _management_ resume. It isn’t that Baker is insufficiently black, it is that he is insufficiently sufficient.

Read his resume _closely_. He’s been the “s***k who sits by the door”. There’s been NO leadership or management to speak of, just “Vice President of Community Leadership”, “Manager of Community Development”, “coordinator for Refugee Resettlement” (!) for DC*, “director of Social Services”. No fundraising experience. No enterprise management experience. And an academic resume that screams mediocrity.** This is what they got from a SEARCH FIRM?! I could get you better candidates from three phone calls.

I totally sympathize with Joe. One of the things I’ve taken from his blog is that, at least in KC, the entire community takes pride in the legacies of black baseball and jazz, and that is due, undoubtedly, to ambassadors like Buck O’Neil. I’d looked forward to visiting the Museum. Now, not so much.

*I live in DC, if the best you can pull is a coordinator title in DC Govt., you must REALLY be sorry.

** I’d have left the “certified as a Rational Behavioral Therapist” off my _management_ resume.

]]> By: Blog Kiosk 12/21/2008 | DodgersVine http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-45540 Blog Kiosk 12/21/2008 | DodgersVine Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:27:22 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-45540 [...] trouble brewing at the Negro League Museum in Kansas City? A couple of weeks ago, the museum board decided by one vote to name a board member, Greg Baker, as the new executive director … Baker won by one vote over longtime [...] [...] trouble brewing at the Negro League Museum in Kansas City? A couple of weeks ago, the museum board decided by one vote to name a board member, Greg Baker, as the new executive director … Baker won by one vote over longtime [...]

]]> By: Steele http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-45030 Steele Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:54:20 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/12/15/the-museum/#comment-45030 Joe - I have been to the museum several times and I actually just asked for a membership to the musuem as a Christmas present this year. You are typically the reason I attend the museum as I would typically go when you had one of your presentations. I attended the "My Favorite Day in Baseball" a couple of years ago. It was better than going to a game. I guess I have the same question as everyone else: What can we do? My plan for now is to continue going, giving money, and attending events. (However, if you will not be providing events, I'm not sure how interested I will be). Maybe this is just something we have to get through, maybe it's something that will bring the museum down, maybe it will be the best thing for the museum. All I know for sure is that not going and not providing funds is going to hurt Buck's dream - that's a certainty. I think we should continue to go. I think we should continue to promote Bob Kendrick and his ideas. Maybe something will happen? Please tell me if I'm way off here. Joe –

I have been to the museum several times and I actually just asked for a membership to the musuem as a Christmas present this year.
You are typically the reason I attend the museum as I would typically go when you had one of your presentations. I attended the “My Favorite Day in Baseball” a couple of years ago. It was better than going to a game.

I guess I have the same question as everyone else: What can we do? My plan for now is to continue going, giving money, and attending events. (However, if you will not be providing events, I’m not sure how interested I will be). Maybe this is just something we have to get through, maybe it’s something that will bring the museum down, maybe it will be the best thing for the museum. All I know for sure is that not going and not providing funds is going to hurt Buck’s dream – that’s a certainty.

I think we should continue to go. I think we should continue to promote Bob Kendrick and his ideas. Maybe something will happen?

Please tell me if I’m way off here.

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