Good Reads: Pumpsie Green and Barry Bonds

1. For the Red Sox trip to Pac Bell Park (or whatever its called now) the Contra Costa Times talks to Pumpsie Green, who broke the Red Sox color barrier.

Pumpsie Green talk always makes me wonder why Sam Jethroe breaking the Boston Braves color barrier in 1950 doesn't get more attention in Boston. They were the fifth team to integrate.

Why haven't the Red Sox done more to honor Pumpsie Green?

2. Co-worker Jim Pignatiello passed along this Boston Globe piece on the always unpleasant Barry Bonds.