The_AT0 legendary_AJ0 slugger_NN1 died_VVD on_PRP Friday_NP0 at_PRP 86_CRD years_NN2 old_AJ0 ._SENT 
I_PNP want_VVB to_TO0 tell_VVI you_PNP about_PRP a_AT0 guy_NN1 named_VVN Ed_NP0 Scott_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 Black_AJ0 man_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 South_NN1 ._SENT Born_VVN in_PRP Florida_NP0 ,_PUN Scott_NP0 moved_VVD to_PRP Mobile_NP0 ,_PUN Alabama_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ he_PNP worked_VVD for_PRP a_AT0 paper_NN1 company_NN1 and_CJC played_VVD as_PRP an_AT0 outfielder_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 Mobile_AJ0 Black_AJ0 Shippers_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ were_VBD also_AV0 known_VVN as_PRP the_AT0 Mobile_AJ0 Black_AJ0 Bears_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 barnstorming_AJ0 semi-professional_AJ0 baseball_NN1 team_NN1 that_CJT also_AV0 played_VVD in_PRP a_AT0 segregated_AJ0 league_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS playing_AJ0 career_NN1 hit_VVD its_DPS peak_NN1 in_PRP 1940_CRD ,_PUN when_CJS Scott_NP0 won_VVD a_AT0 32-piece_AJ0 set_NN1 of_PRF china_NN1 for_PRP getting_VVG the_AT0 first_ORD hit_NN1 off_PRP Satchel_NP0 Paige_NP0 ._SENT His_DPS playing_AJ0 days_NN2 over_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 paper_NN1 company_NN1 gig_NN1 having_VHG grown_VVN boring_AJ0 ,_PUN Scott_NP0 got_VVD into_PRP scouting_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 wake_NN1 of_PRF Jackie_NP0 Robinson_NP0 's_POS elevation_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 Brooklyn_NP0 Dodgers_NP0 ,_PUN integrated_VVN far_AV0 more_AV0 quickly_AV0 than_CJS did_VDD the_AT0 rosters_NN2 of_PRF major-league_AJ0 ball_NN1 clubs_NN2 ._SENT After_PRP all_DT0 ,_PUN Black_AJ0 scouts_NN2 would_VM0 be_VBI more_AV0 likely_AJ0 to_TO0 know_VVI who_PNQ the_AT0 great_AJ0 Black_AJ0 players_NN2 were_VBD ._SENT 
Scott_NP0 scouted_VVD for_PRP the_AT0 Negro_NN1 League_NN1 teams_NN2 ,_PUN as_CJS well_AV0 as_CJS for_PRP the_AT0 major-league_AJ0 franchises_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD in_PRP the_AT0 former_DT0 capacity_NN1 that_CJT Scott_NP0 signed_VVD a_AT0 quick-waisted_AJ0 ,_PUN powerful_AJ0 young_AJ0 man_NN1 named_VVN Henry_NP0 Aaron_NP0 for_PRP the_AT0 Indianapolis_NP0 Clowns_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 Negro_NN1 Leagues_NN2 ._SENT (_PUL Legend_NN1 has_VHZ it_PNP that_CJT Scott_NP0 first_ORD saw_VVD Aaron_NP0 hitting_VVG in_PRP a_AT0 softball_NN1 game_NN1 in_PRP Mobile_NP0 and_CJC concluded_VVD that_CJT ,_PUN if_CJS he_PNP could_VM0 hit_VVI a_AT0 softball_NN1 as_CJS far_AV0 as_CJS he_PNP did_VDD ,_PUN he_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI no_AT0 problem_NN1 jacking_VVG a_AT0 baseball_NN1 out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 '_PUQ yard_NN1 ._SENT )_PUR By_PRP 1952_CRD ,_PUN Aaron_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN signed_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 Boston_NP0 Braves_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 National_AJ0 League_NN1 ._SENT So_AV0 ,_PUN by_PRP the_AT0 mid-1950_CRD 's_VBZ ,_PUN it_PNP looked_VVD as_CJS though_CJS Boston_NP0 baseball_NN1 fans_NN2 would_VM0 be_VBI able_AJ0 to_TO0 ride_VVI the_AT0 Green_AJ0 Line_NN1 up_PRP Commonwealth_NN1 Avenue_NN1 to_TO0 see_VVI Ted_NP0 Williams_NP0 one_CRD day_NN1 and_CJC Henry_NP0 Aaron_NP0 the_AT0 next_ORD ._SENT (_PUL Among_PRP Red_AJ0 Sox_NN2 old-timers_NN2 ,_PUN there_EX0 is_VBZ a_AT0 large_AJ0 contingent_NN1 who_PNQ maintain_VVB that_CJT ,_PUN if_CJS Tom_NP0 Yawkey_NP0 had_VHD n't_XX0 been_VBN a_AT0 drooling_AJ0 racist_AJ0 idiot_NN1 ,_PUN Williams_NP0 and_CJC Aaron_NP0 —_PUN and_CJC /_PUN or_CJC Willie_NP0 Mays_NP0 !_SENT –_PUN might_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN playing_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 outfield_NN1 ._SENT Do_VDB n't_XX0 get_VVI me_PNP started_VVD ._SENT )_PUR But_CJC ,_PUN by_PRP 1954_CRD ,_PUN when_AVQ Aaron_NP0 finally_AV0 came_VVD up_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 big_AJ0 club_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 Braves_NN2 had_VHD moved_VVN to_PRP Milwaukee_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Aaron_NP0 was_VBD hitting_VVG home_AV0 runs_VVZ in_PRP great_AJ0 bunches_NN2 ._SENT 
His_PNP was_VBD not_XX0 the_AT0 majestic_AJ0 ,_PUN sweeping_AJ0 swing_NN1 that_CJT Williams_NP0 had_VHD ._SENT Aaron_NP0 's_POS was_VBD quicker_AJC and_CJC more_AV0 obviously_AV0 violent_AJ0 ,_PUN appearing_VVG to_TO0 come_VVI only_AV0 from_PRP his_DPS elbows_NN2 down_AVP ,_PUN his_DPS wrists_NN2 apparently_AV0 spring-loaded_AJ0 ._SENT By_PRP 1966_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 Braves_NN2 were_VBD in_PRP Atlanta_NP0 and_CJC ,_PUN year_NN1 after_PRP year_NN1 ,_PUN people_NN0 began_VVD to_TO0 notice_VVI that_CJT Henry_NP0 Aaron_NP0 had_VHD a_AT0 shot_NN1 at_PRP breaking_VVG Babe_NN1 Ruth_NP0 's_POS record_NN1 of_PRF 714_CRD career_NN1 home_NN1 runs_VVZ ._SENT As_CJS he_PNP got_VVD closer_AJC and_CJC closer_AJC ,_PUN he_PNP took_VVD terrible_AJ0 abuse_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 more-than-casual_AJ0 racists_NN2 who_PNQ followed_VVD baseball_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP got_VVD death_NN1 threats_NN2 ._SENT Twenty_CRD years_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP explained_VVD to_PRP Bill_NP0 Rhoden_NP0 of_PRF The_AT0 New_AJ0 York_NP0 Times_NN2 what_DTQ the_AT0 pressures_NN2 of_PRF chasing_VVG that_DT0 record_NN1 were_VBD like_AJ0 ._SENT This_DT0 dignified_AJ0 ,_PUN reticent_AJ0 man_NN1 unburdened_VVD himself_PNX completely_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ April_NP0 8th_ORD ,_PUN 1974_CRD ,_PUN really_AV0 led_VVD up_AVP to_PRP turning_VVG me_PNP off_AVP on_PRP baseball_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Aaron_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP really_AV0 made_VVD me_PNP see_VVI for_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 a_AT0 clear_AJ0 picture_NN1 of_PRF what_DTQ this_DT0 country_NN1 is_VBZ about_AVP ._SENT My_DPS kids_NN2 had_VHD to_TO0 live_VVI like_PRP they_PNP were_VBD in_PRP prison_NN1 because_CJS of_PRF kidnap_NN1 threats_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 live_VVI like_PRP a_AT0 pig_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 slaughter_NN1 camp_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 duck_VVI ._SENT I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 go_VVI out_AVP the_AT0 back_AJ0 door_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 ball_NN1 parks_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 have_VHI a_AT0 police_NN2 escort_VVB with_PRP me_PNP all_DT0 the_AT0 time_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD getting_VVG threatening_AJ0 letters_NN2 every_AT0 single_AJ0 day_NN1 ._SENT All_DT0 of_PRF these_DT0 thing_NN1 have_VHB put_VVN a_AT0 bad_AJ0 taste_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS mouth_NN1 and_CJC it_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 go_VVI away_AV0 ._SENT They_PNP carved_VVD a_AT0 piece_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS heart_NN1 away_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
As_CJS the_AT0 years_NN2 went_VVD by_AVP ,_PUN Aaron_NP0 became_VVD more_AV0 and_CJC more_AV0 respected_VVN and_CJC loved_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 baseball_NN1 community_NN1 ,_PUN never_AV0 more_AV0 so_AV0 than_CJS when_CJS the_AT0 steroid_AJ0 hysteria_NN1 hit_NN1 baseball_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC after_PRP Barry_NP0 Bonds_NP0 blew_VVD past_PRP Aaron_NP0 's_POS records_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD used_VVN as_PRP a_AT0 moral_AJ0 ,_PUN yes_ITJ ,_PUN hammer_NN1 on_PRP what_DTQ was_VBD perceived_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 generation_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ cheaters_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 strange_AJ0 way_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI the_AT0 prominence_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 game_NN1 's_POS history_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP 'd_VHD always_AV0 deserved_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD place_NN1 ._SENT 
