tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490196343695454210.post7189138868433664830..comments2024-03-17T10:55:53.025-04:00Comments on The Baseball Historian: Hi Bithorn: Puerto Rico's Baseball PioneerAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676889721927687155noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490196343695454210.post-41479382704529313262012-01-26T18:41:46.710-05:002012-01-26T18:41:46.710-05:00Good article. You have a different name of the pol...Good article. You have a different name of the police officer who shot him. I confirmed the perpetrator as Cano through multiple sources, including the NY Times.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676889721927687155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490196343695454210.post-73975059794413155002012-01-26T17:11:10.549-05:002012-01-26T17:11:10.549-05:00I was fortunate enough to speak with one of his fe...I was fortunate enough to speak with one of his few living teammates, Lennie Merullo and used Lennie's thoughts for an article about Bithorn last year.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.examiner.com/baseball-history-in-national/bithorn-paved-the-way-for-puerto-ricans-the-majors" rel="nofollow">http://www.examiner.com/baseball-history-in-national/bithorn-paved-the-way-for-puerto-ricans-the-majors</a>N. Diuntehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07632278004663368487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490196343695454210.post-69629900540662113872012-01-20T19:51:47.580-05:002012-01-20T19:51:47.580-05:00Thanks a lot. I really appreciate it. I like diggi...Thanks a lot. I really appreciate it. I like digging up stories like this.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676889721927687155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490196343695454210.post-27022129886939129302012-01-20T19:50:31.591-05:002012-01-20T19:50:31.591-05:00Terrific read. Really well done. Agree with everyt...Terrific read. Really well done. Agree with everything FHPromos says too.William J. Taskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313204947130235560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5490196343695454210.post-68197624492861266352012-01-20T15:49:02.503-05:002012-01-20T15:49:02.503-05:00Not only is he not really well known here in the U...Not only is he not really well known here in the US but his stature and recognition might be waning in PR. A few people I've spoken to who live on the island never knew who he was. Sad considering the history of Baseball on "La Isla Del Encanto".SiscoVanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507808927148747379noreply@blogger.com