Yes, when ever any claim of any sort comes up against anyone the first thing is someone should do is make sure to extend some sympathies, because THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!!one!!!!!11!
"Plantations date back to the latifundia of the Roman Empire and continue to exist today, and they have only relied on slave labor for a small proportion of their existence."
This is the dumbest fucking argument I've ever heard in my life.
Ring Lardner should be your go to guy for your early 20th century sportswriting. Read "You Know Me, Al"... one of the great sports novels, and I'd say Great American Novels of all time. Holds up better than almost anything else written in the 1910s.
Berry needs to learn what a replacement player is, since Gil was obviously much better than a replacement player. A pitcher that eats plenty of innings with a 99 / 100 ERA+ has tons of value in the majors.