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Two Icons: Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente

I was typing up my Gen Ed (short for General Education) English paper on icons, when I remember my paper was on Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente...

Written by Brian McCollum about 8 months ago 293 reads 13 comments
Baseball Cards: The Great American Hobby?

Baseball.It’s a sport that attracts 76 million fans to ballparks each year. Additionally, millions more tune in on television and radio.It’s acknowledged as one of the greatest pastimes, from the Caribbean to South-east Asia...

Written by Zachary WestRasmus about 9 months ago 148 reads 12 comments
Does Showalter's MLB Alignment Provide Answers Or Present More Questions?

Buck Showalter of ESPN has come up with his own version of how to align MLB divisions. First things first. He makes enemies of the entire state of Florida, as task number one is to eliminate two franchises...

Written by Cliff Eastham about 2 months ago 75 reads 24 comments
The Brooklyn Dodgers Defied the Ku Klux Klan

The Brooklyn Dodgers had scheduled three exhibition games against the Atlanta Crackers to be played in early April 1949, in Atlanta...

Written by Harold Friend about 3 months ago 91 reads 1 comments
Fabulous "Feel Good" Sports Moments, Pt. 2

This is Part II of my series of inspirational sports moments. Imagine. "What is now proved was once imagined." ~William Blake Today, I ask that you look at things that are proved-that ...

Written by Jennifer Taglione about 10 months ago 123 reads 10 comments
Jackie Robinson: Baseball's Hero

Imagine you're watching a Red Sox-Yankees game. C.C. Sabathia has managed two outs in the inning and is ahead 1-2 in the count to David Ortiz. The Sox are down 2-1 in the bottom of the ninth, after Sabathia had pitched a gem...

Written by Akash A about 3 months ago 59 reads 10 comments
Jim Rice, Barack Obama, and MLK: To Be Black in Boston

I can't help but wake up today and feel like the world has been turned upside down. After 233 years of hatred, prejudice, and oppression, I can finally stand atop my Boston tenement and scream, "It Is Great To Be an African-American in Boston...

Written by D.D. Harding about 10 months ago 974 reads 27 comments
The Top 10 Best Franchises in MLB History

Recently I wrote an article that can be founded here http://bleacherreport.com/articles/218738-the-top-10-worst-franchises-in-mlb-history It went over the worst franchises in Major Leagues...

Written by Steven Resnick about 4 months ago 217 reads 3 comments
Four Guys that Deserve a 100% in MLB HOF Voting

The HOF voters are obviously stupid. They couldn't see a good baseball player if he walked up and hit them in the face. How does Jackie only get 77% of the votes? He broke the color barrier...

Written by Matt Foote about 4 months ago 29 reads 2 comments
Why Baseball Should Retire Roberto Clemente's No. 21

This is not the first time you are hearing about this most likely, so let us really look at the topic at hand. For years now, sports fans across the board have said that Roberto Clemente deserves to at least be in the conversation of retired numbers...

Written by Sam Almassian about 5 months ago 121 reads 8 comments
The All-Time Turncoat Team and Its Coach, Arlen Specter

If you haven't guessed already, or you're new to my work, politics rank a close second to sports on my list of diversions...

Written by Andrew Nuschler about 7 months ago 258 reads 31 comments
Article No. 42: All About Jackie Robinson

I know, I know. That is not a picture of Jackie Robinson. (It's Andruw Jones.) But, in a late tribute to the trail blazer that was Jackie Robinson, I have decided to dedicate my 42nd article to No...

Written by Cameron Britt about 7 months ago 71 reads 0 comments
Jackie Robinson Would Have Played for the New York Giants

On Dec. 13, 1956, the Brooklyn Dodgers traded Jackie Robinson to the hated New York Giants for left-handed journeyman pitcher Dick Littlefield. The only problem was that neither team knew that Robinson had decided to retire from baseball...

Written by Harold Friend about 7 months ago 165 reads 0 comments
Open Mic: A Proper Way To Honor Jackie Robinson

Yesterday Major League Baseball and the office of the commissioner, in its infinite wisdom, decided to make it mandatory for all uniformed personel—players, coaches, managers, and umpires—to wear Jackie Robinson's No...

Written by J.C. Ayvazi about 7 months ago 109 reads 44 comments
Jackie Robinson Honored in MLB, What of the NFL and NBA?

Baseball honored a great player and a great person in Jackie Robinson yesterday. In each game played on Apr. 15, all players wore No. 42 to celebrate the breaking of the color barrier in baseball...

Written by Seattle Lion Fan about 7 months ago 108 reads 3 comments
Happy Anniversary Jackie Robinson, but Don't Forget Larry Doby

Yesterday marked the 62nd anniversary of the integration of Major League Baseball by Jackie Robinson. Robinson, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, was the first African-American to play in the bigs...

Written by Glenn Petty about 7 months ago 53 reads 1 comments
Jeter, Cano, Rivera Spark Yankees Win: Why Jackie Robinson Is Smiling in Heaven

April 15 represents a moment in American history that is equally as significant as any ingredient of the Civil Rights Movement...

Written by Heartbeat of the Bronx about 7 months ago 156 reads 50 comments
No. 42: Is This an Annual Thing Now, and if So....Why?

OK...I have plenty of respect for Jackie Robinson and his achievements, and the fact that he broke the color barrier in MLB...

Written by Michael Brandes about 7 months ago 17 reads 4 comments
Jackie Robinson: Too Much Recognition?

This is a simple question coming from a simple place inside me. There are no deep racial overtones, nor is there any animosity whatsoever...

Written by Cliff Eastham about 7 months ago 131 reads 18 comments
What Would Jackie Think of the Guys Currently Manning Two Bag?

Every generation likes to believe that it is better than the one that came before it. Some would like to argue that in today’s game Willie Mays would be an average center fielder...

Written by David Allan about 7 months ago 21 reads 0 comments
Jackie Robinson Day Should Be Shared with Others

Originally published at WNST.net As Major League Baseball honors the heroic Jackie Robinson on the 62nd anniversary of his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, the decreasing number of African-Americans ...

Written by Luke Jones about 7 months ago 93 reads 1 comments
Jackie Robinson Takes On the Field 62 Years Ago Today

Some how it seems fitting to start off this article in the following way. Three score and two years ago today, Jackie Roosevelt Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers...

Written by Todd Civin about 7 months ago 75 reads 2 comments
Jackie Robinson Day: More Than A Publicity Stunt

Today is an important day for baseball, but also for American history. Today is the day that Jackie Robinson stepped onto a Major League Baseball diamond to play second base for the Brooklyn Dodgers...

Written by Sixty Feet, Six Inches about 7 months ago 486 reads 11 comments

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Jackie Robinson Article Archive

Two Icons: Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente

Baseball Cards: The Great American Hobby?

Does Showalter's MLB Alignment Provide Answers Or Present More Questions?

The Brooklyn Dodgers Defied the Ku Klux Klan

Fabulous "Feel Good" Sports Moments, Pt. 2

Jackie Robinson: Baseball's Hero

Jim Rice, Barack Obama, and MLK: To Be Black in Boston

The Top 10 Best Franchises in MLB History

Four Guys that Deserve a 100% in MLB HOF Voting

Why Baseball Should Retire Roberto Clemente's No. 21

The All-Time Turncoat Team and Its Coach, Arlen Specter

Article No. 42: All About Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson Would Have Played for the New York Giants

Open Mic: A Proper Way To Honor Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson Honored in MLB, What of the NFL and NBA?

Happy Anniversary Jackie Robinson, but Don't Forget Larry Doby

Jeter, Cano, Rivera Spark Yankees Win: Why Jackie Robinson Is Smiling in Heaven

No. 42: Is This an Annual Thing Now, and if So....Why?

Jackie Robinson: Too Much Recognition?

What Would Jackie Think of the Guys Currently Manning Two Bag?

Jackie Robinson Day Should Be Shared with Others

Jackie Robinson Takes On the Field 62 Years Ago Today

Jackie Robinson Day: More Than A Publicity Stunt

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