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Jackie Robinson Day
April 15, 2008It's a wonderful day for baseball. Today is Jackie Robinson day. The day when only a few major leaguers get to wear the No. 42.
"Players again have been invited to wear Robinson's No. 42 on
Tuesday, the 61st anniversary of when Robinson played his first game
for the Brooklyn Dodgers and broke the major league color barrier. More
than 330 players, managers and coaches are expected to wear No. 42, up
from more than 240 last year.
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig announced 11 years ago that Robinson's number was being retired by all major league teams. The only player wearing No. 42 then who remains active is New York Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera," says ESPN.com.
I do think however that too many ball players wear the number. I believe the number should be a exclusively released reward for the player that still honors the memory and legacy of Jackie Robinson.
What have you done on a social-awareness level, do you volunteer -- stuff like that. It only makes sense.
And definitely only one player per team.
Not a lot of people have, or are able to have watched Robinson play. I've only seen bits and pieces.
About a month ago I downloaded the 1952 World Series, game 7, to my iPod. What a special event to watch. Mantle, Robinson, what else could a sports nut love.
For $1.99 you can love it too. I recommend it. The camera work is not the norm for today's standards, but buy it anyway.
Watch a baseball game tonight and remember we've come a long way and still have a ways to go.
Posted by Clayton Hein at 2:05 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
