Eric Karabell and myself discuss Jackie Robinson the player, something that doesn't get talked about all that much. Obviously, since his major league career didn't start until he was 28, he lacks the career longevity of other great second basemen, but There's something about Jackie Robinson Day that seems to agree with the Cardinals. The … Read more
There's something about Jackie Robinson Day that seems to agree with the Cardinals. The team is 11-1 overall and riding a five-game winning streak in games on April 15, the day Major League Baseball honors the legendary Robinson. All players and Our most recent collaboration, Jackie Robinson, currently airing on PBS, chronicles Jackie's life both … Read more
Joe Bostic, sports editor of Harlem newspaper the People's Voice, arrived at the Brooklyn Dodgers' spring training camp at West Point Academy in Bear Mountain, New York, shortly before noon on April 6, 1945. Bostic was accompanied by two Negro League Wednesday morning's baseball includes the annual celebration of Jackie Robinson, the dos and don't … Read more
The St. Lucie Mets will host the Brevard County Manatees on Thursday at Historic Dodgertown in Vero Beach in a game celebrating the anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier. Since 2004, Major League Baseball has honored that Wednesday morning's baseball includes the annual celebration of Jackie Robinson, the dos and don't of 2015 … Read more
42, on hand yesterday at Petco Park for Jackie Robinson Day. Very cool move on their part. As per MLB's annual custom, all uniformed personnel also wore 42 and went NNOB yesterday. I know some of you think this makes a Joe Bostic, sports editor of Harlem newspaper the People's Voice, arrived at the Brooklyn … Read more
Wednesday morning's baseball includes the annual celebration of Jackie Robinson, the dos and don't of 2015 Giants worries, and a Jeterian catch. BALTIMORE — His name is Daniel Mason and he is 79 years old, and he celebrated Jackie Robinson Day at his usual post, by the right-field escalator at Camden Yards. Out on the … Read more
Major League Baseball pays homage to Jackie Robinson, one of its most transcendent players. Each April 15 marks two occasions, one sacred and the other lamentable in the extreme. The sacred occasion is Jackie Robinson Day, which commemorates the major-league debut of a genuine baseball and American hero who brought history to heel. That said … Read more
42, of course — slated for Jackie Robinson Day are Mark Buehrle of the Toronto Blue Jays, Tim Lincecum of the Giants and Francisco Liriano of the Pirates. Robinson's longtime team, the Dodgers, will take on the Seattle When MLB retired Jackie Robinson's number throughout the majors on April 15, 1997, not everybody connected No. … Read more