1 hr 7 min
Episode 16 - Steve Bandura - We stand out. Not just because of our pigment, but because of how we play the game as a team. GivBk Sports Podcast
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Notes & Highlights
03:45 Steve worked at a sales and marketing firm. He had a company car and a secretary, and he hated every minute of it. He really felt that it was meaningless.
11:15 In 1993 Steve intentionally went on unemployment so he could start the Jackie Robinson Baseball League. He named all the teams after negro league teams and gave every kid a book called Jackie Robinson and the Story of All Black Baseball.
14:00 The Anderson Monarchs were the first youth baseball team to racially integrate Philadelphia’s city A league.
16:30 Steve and the Monarchs got together at the rec center every Friday and studied the civil rights movement and baseball history along that timeline.
18:30 After Mo’Ne’s jersey was retired in Cooperstown, the kids bought baseball cards and had a mock baseball draft. It’s so nice to see the kids embrace each other in the absence of technology.
26:30 Steve built a team of five Black, five White and five Hispanic players. Their families self-segregated during their introductory team meeting. Two years later, those same families are renting a vacation house together in Ocean City, MD. A lot times it’s not racism, it’s ignorance and lack of exposure.
33:00 14 kids from one team will be playing college baseball, nine of which are at the D-1 level. In 2011 the Monarchs won the baseball, basketball, indoor and outdoor soccer city a league championship. We proved that we could compete if the kids were given an opportunity.
38:00 Empathy is knowing what someone else is thinking and feeling. This is a great competitive advantage.
39:00 We stand out. Not just because of our pigment, but because of how we play the game as a team.
45:00 Mo’s biggest contribution was inspiring younger girls to chase their dreams.
46:45 Takes n’ Fakes Trivia
53:00 MLB’s key demographic is about to be gone, and just because the TV money is there, doesn’t mean it ain’t broke.
1:00:00 An Anderson Monarch’s goal from day is to graduate from college.
1:05:30 If you’re a rabbit in a hole looking up, the sky isn’t big. If you pop your head out of that hole, the whole world opens up. So make sure your kids pop their heads out.
Notes & Highlights
03:45 Steve worked at a sales and marketing firm. He had a company car and a secretary, and he hated every minute of it. He really felt that it was meaningless.
11:15 In 1993 Steve intentionally went on unemployment so he could start the Jackie Robinson Baseball League. He named all the teams after negro league teams and gave every kid a book called Jackie Robinson and the Story of All Black Baseball.
14:00 The Anderson Monarchs were the first youth baseball team to racially integrate Philadelphia’s city A league.
16:30 Steve and the Monarchs got together at the rec center every Friday and studied the civil rights movement and baseball history along that timeline.
18:30 After Mo’Ne’s jersey was retired in Cooperstown, the kids bought baseball cards and had a mock baseball draft. It’s so nice to see the kids embrace each other in the absence of technology.
26:30 Steve built a team of five Black, five White and five Hispanic players. Their families self-segregated during their introductory team meeting. Two years later, those same families are renting a vacation house together in Ocean City, MD. A lot times it’s not racism, it’s ignorance and lack of exposure.
33:00 14 kids from one team will be playing college baseball, nine of which are at the D-1 level. In 2011 the Monarchs won the baseball, basketball, indoor and outdoor soccer city a league championship. We proved that we could compete if the kids were given an opportunity.
38:00 Empathy is knowing what someone else is thinking and feeling. This is a great competitive advantage.
39:00 We stand out. Not just because of our pigment, but because of how we play the game as a team.
45:00 Mo’s biggest contribution was inspiring younger girls to chase their dreams.
46:45 Takes n’ Fakes Trivia
53:00 MLB’s key demographic is about to be gone, and just because the TV money is there, doesn’t mean it ain’t broke.
1:00:00 An Anderson Monarch’s goal from day is to graduate from college.
1:05:30 If you’re a rabbit in a hole looking up, the sky isn’t big. If you pop your head out of that hole, the whole world opens up. So make sure your kids pop their heads out.
1 hr 7 min
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