On this episode of Mixtape Talk, Cheats speaks with Jay Caldwell (pictured above) and Graig Kreindler (pictured below), the creators of the new book, “Black Baseball in Living Color.” The 250-page book features nearly 240 of Graig’s color portraits he created while working with Jay on a centennial project for the Negro League Baseball Museum.
The book explores the players and events that shaped Black baseball from the nineteenth century through the twenty-first century, presenting a look at Black baseball that you’ve never seen before. The book dedicates five of its twelve chapters to seminal figures Negro Leagues history: Rube Foster, Satchel Paige, Cool Papa Bell, Josh Gibson, and Jackie Robinson. Jay and four other SABR authors wrote those chapters. Some other chapters highlight other important aspects of Black baseball, like the Latin Winter Leagues, the dead ball era, and the years after Jackie’s integration.
During the conversation, Jay and Graig discuss the book’s origins and how their work has captivated a vast audience. You don’t want to miss this light and fun conversation.
Black Baseball in Living color can be pre-ordered right now at Baseballartll.com. The books will be shipped in December.
Please follow Graig Kreindler everywhere on social media @Graig Kreindler And, of course, follow the Black Baseball Mixtape at @BBallMixtape.
