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Why Jackie Robinson Is Important
via i47.photobucket.com Rickey: "I know you're a good ballplayer. What I don't know is whether you have the guts." Robinson: "Mr. Rickey, are you looking for a Negro who is afraid to fight back?" Rickey, exploding: "Robinson, I'm looking for a ballplayer with guts enough not to fight...
Jackie Robinson: 62 years since the color barrier was broken
via www.whshistoryproject.org Jackie Robinson Day is one of the few "PR" things that baseball has gotten right over the Bud Selig years, and with the players all wearing No. 42 around the entire league, the love will be more widespread than ever. I won't go on and on about Jackie Robinson,...
Honoring Jackie Robinson
Image and article from MLB.com today When players and fans gather at 15 Major League ballparks today, with every uniform on the field bearing the same No. 42 and ceremonies at new Citi Field leading the annual celebration of one of America's true heroes, the message will be said without a...
Citi Field: Federal Baseball.com Behind Enemy Lines At The New York Mets' New Home.
(ed. note - "A friend of mine had an extra ticket to the St. John's/Georgetown Big East Baseball matchup which was serving as a "soft opening" for the New York Mets' new home, Citi Field, in Flushing, Queens, NY. I apologize for the photo quality. While the iPhone is the greatest phone ever made,...
In Tribute
On a night when many players and some entire teams -- nine of them -- honored the legacy of Jackie Robinson by wearing his retired number 42, Derrek Lee, who you see above (along with the Reds' Ken Griffey, Jr., also wearing 42), smashed a three-run homer in the fifth inning, bringing the Cubs...
Saturday Morning Rockpile:
So it's an unfortunate coincidence that on the same morning that the news comes out that Matt Herges won't be suspended by the MLB for past HGH use that new also comes out that he will be one of three Rockies honoring Jackie Robinson's legacy by donning the no. 42 next Tuesday. The stories should...
ANGELS ALL TIME JERSEY ROSTER - #42
Angels Uniform #42 1964 - 68: Paul Schaal 1969: Marty Perez 1970: Marty Perez and Harvey Shank and Ray Oyler 1971, 1973 - 76: Andy Hassler 1977: Wayne Simpson 1978 - 80: Chris Knapp 1982 - 84: Rick Steiner 1988, 89: Terry Clark 1993, 95, 96: Mark Holzemer 1999, 2000: Mo Vaughn 2007: Gary Matthews,...
Open Thread: Game 13 - A's vs. Yankees
Well, I could talk about how our offense scored zero runs in 12 innings last night. Or I could talk about the fact that despite our crappy, crappy offense, in which our only hope to win yesterday's game rested on the shoulders of a rookie, the A’s still have a chance to win the series against the...
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