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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?...
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 le...
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 lead...
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,...
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' Ke...
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...
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 St...
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 ga...







