Going to try to state this as diplomatically as possible... In the years when Joe came up to the bigs, there was a prevailing stereotype of what a "smart ballplayer" looked like, and Joe didn't look like that. But Joe was such an incredibly brilliant player that he forced a lot of people to re-examine their prejudices and come to terms with the fact that smart players come in all shapes, sizes and hues. In that way, Joe, by just being Joe, helped knock down the walls of ignorance for a whole generation. RIP, Joe...