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Jackie Robinson Career After 1947
Sometimes people forget that in addition to breaking baseball's color barrier and being a great Civil Rights figure, Jackie Robinson was one great baseball player.
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Jackie Robinson's 1947 Season
As baseball approaches the 60th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson's historic debut, the great man's career and life should be celebrated by all baseball fans.
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Jackie Robinson's Enduring Legacy
Jackie Robinson's life after baseball was marked by great efforts and great honors. He and Babe Ruth are the most important ballplayers of all time.
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Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (1919-1972)
Jackie Robinson is famous for mainly two things: being the first black baseball player in the major leagues, and the outstanding career he had. One of my favorite "sports" stories about Jackie (who is still the only one to earn letters in four sports at UCLA) was around 1933 when he played ping-pong for the first time in his life and won the city championship. As the only black adult in the world of white professional sports, Jackie took jeers and jibes, hate and contempt without fighting back. Because of this he was able to make firm the place of blacks in major sports. Is this a lesson for all of us? What kind of childhood prepared this man for such success in such a difficult situation (and I am speaking of his success of his behavior, not the success of his baseball prowess)?
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"We Played Baseball"
They endured second-class status. But they played first-rate baseball. Come learn about one of the most exciting chapters in baseball history--the Negro Baseball Leagues.
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BERT WILLIAMS, THE JACKIE ROBINSON OF THE AMERICAN THEATER
A biography of Bert Williams (1863-1922), the first black singer/comedian/actor in America to appear with white performers, and the first African American to star in the Ziegfeld "Follies."
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First Jackie, Now Babe
Babe Ruth almost single-handedly saved baseball after the Black Sox scandal. His number 3 should be honored by every major league baseball team in the same manner that Jackie Robinson's number 42 has been honored.
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Jackie Robinson and Baseball's Color Line
Most of post-World War II America was ready for the national pastime to become an equal opportunity employer. It took a special player to defeat the die-hard opposition.
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Jackie Robinson Day
April 15th 2007, marked the 60 year anniversary after Robinson's debut in the Major Leagues which was the beginning of an amazing career.
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Jackie Robinson Honored
April 15, 2007 marked the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's memorable debut in the major leagues.
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Review of Opening Day by Jonathan Eig
Jonathan Eig's Opening Day delves into all that was behind Jackie Robinson's breaking of the color barrier in Major League Baseball's 1947 season.
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Baseball and Autumn in New York
For ten straight years the World Series was played in New York City, usually between two New York teams. DiMaggio, Robinson, Mays and Mantle were among the heroes.
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Best Baseball Books
Some of the most entertaining books in publication are about baseball. Among the best are those that transcend the game with stories reaching beyond the play-by-play.
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How Necessary is the Groom?
Twenty first century baseball has devolved into the era of the specialist. It is not unusual for a manager to bring in a pitcher to face one batter, which would be Buddy Groom?s role if he makes the Yankees. But once upon a time, a long time ago, it was quite different.
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Mets Slight Old-Time Fans
Mets owner Fred Wilpon puts Brooklyn first, and forgets about fans of the New York Giants with the construction of Citi Field.
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Minoso is a Hall of Famer
Minnie Minoso was one of the best players of the 1950s. He was a pioneer who had a Hall of Fame career, but he will never be voted into the Hall of Fame.
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Moses Fleetwood Walker
Although Jackie Robinson is honored as the first black major league player in the modern era, an Ohio athlete and civil rights advocate preceded him by 60 plus years.
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Private Club, Public Concerns: Women at Augusta
The membership of Augusta, host of the annual Masters golf tournament, has been accused by a prominent women's organization of discrimation. Chairman Hootie Johnson has no intention of changing his private club's long standing traditions any time soon. We have until April 2003 to see who will blink first.
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The Time Has Come
Black head coaches are a rare and endangered species in the NFL, on the verge of extinction unless something is done to remedy the situation. To that end, none other than Johnnie Cochran is on the case.
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The Yankees and Dodgers in October
What began as a Subway Series eventually went transcontinental and continued to provide incomparable baseball thrills.
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Top Baseball Books
Some of the most entertaining books in publication are about baseball. Among the best are those that transcend the game with stories reaching beyond the play-by-play.
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Where Did They Go?
Free agency has changed little except that today, players have the opportunity to change teams themselves instead of being forced to change teams by the owners. One result is that individuals such as Marleen become confused about who is playing for whom. There are very few players, especially stars, who play their entire careers with one team.
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Cleveland, Not Boston: Part 3
Want some more interesting information? Guess who hit a home run off Ralph Branca in Game 1. Right. Robert Brown Thomson, the Staten Island Scot. Thomson and Monte Irvin hit home runs, Jim Hearn pitched a complete game, giving up only an Andy Pafko home run, and the Giants won, 3-1.
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A History of Negro League Baseball
The history of the Negro Leagues is even more interesting and complex than the origins of the Major Leagues.
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African American Actresses: Maids and Mammies
Hattie McDaniel, Butterfly McQueen, and Louise Beavers were the most famous maids and mammies in early Hollywood.
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America's Pastime And Stamps
Baseball is often regarded as America's favorite pastime. So it's no surprise that it is the most popular and common subject on U.S. postage stamps.
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Dodgers Player and Team Statistics
The Los Angeles Dodgers have one of the richest franchise histories in baseball. In their honor, please memorize their team and individual hitting and pitching records.
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Henry Thompson
Who was the first black player to have played in both major leagues? Who was the first black batter to face a black pitcher? Who were the first two opposing black players to appear on the field at the same time? Which three black players comprised the first all-black outfield---in the World Series no less? One player is part of all of the above.
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Los Angeles Dodgers Scrapbook
The franchise that is now the Los Angeles Dodgers has been around since 1884, played in two cities separated by a continent, had some great players and even better teams.
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Major League Baseball Uniforms
From the Knickerbockers' pantaloons, ties, and straw hats to the Pittsburgh Pirates' pullover double-knits, the baseball uniform has been anything but uniform.
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New York Yankees Retired Numbers
With so many retired numbers, the New York Yankees may someday be the first team to have a player wear number 100.
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Say Hey
If Willie Mays played today, he would be the best player in the game. Virtually every day he played, Mays demonstrated how great he was, greatness that no statistical formulas can ever reveal.
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Slaughter in the 1956 World Series
Without his Game 3 home run, the Yankees would have been down, three games to none. No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit in games to win the World Series.
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Swingers
For over a quarter of a century, most batters have been “aggressive” and view a base on balls as little more than a wasted opportunity to get a hit, but many years ago, before the era of the three run home run and leadoff batters who walk twenty three times in over seven hundred plate appearances (Alfonso Soriano in 2002), there were players whose primary purpose was to draw a walk. They were the “table setters” or the rally starters and they were not concerned with driving in runs. They were concerned with scoring runs.
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The Black Athlete
Does the black athlete have a hereditary advantage over his or her competition?
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The Dodgers Against the Reds
The 1953 Dodgers and the 1975 Reds were great teams, but Brooklyn was just a little better -- or were they?
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The Dodgers Hall Of Fame
From Dazzy Vance in the 1920s to Mike Piazza in the 1990s, the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers have had a plethora of great players. Here are the eleven best of all time.
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The Legacy of Muhammad Ali
It's been 45 years since Muhammad Ali captured his first world heavyweight title, but his impact on sports-and society, perhaps-can still be seen today.
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They Didn't Always Hit Home Runs
When fans think of the Brooklyn Dodgers they usually think of Ebbets Field and Brooklyn’s devastating home run power. The Brooklyn Dodgers' last decade, the decade of Jackie Robinson, PeeWee Reese, Duke Snider, Gil Hodges, Roy Campanella, Carl Furillo, and Don Newcombe has left an indelible association between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the home run, but it was not always so.
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When Mickey Rooted Against Billy
Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin were Yankees, but when Billy managed against them, Mickey wanted the Yankees to win.
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Negro Baseball League Sports Greats
Before Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron played for professional Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, they honed their skills by competing in the Negro Baseball Leagues.
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World Series Baseball At Its Best
Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series championship games seize the attention of American sports lovers.
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Citi Field Review
The New York Mets debuted their new ballpark in 2009, Citi Field. Despite some minor flaws, it is a quantum leap above Shea Stadium, the team's old home.
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Roberto Clemente Postage Stamp
Twenty baseball celebrities are being honored on commemorative postage stamps from the U.S. Postal Service. Among those to be honored is a Latino legend-- Roberto Clemente.
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The 1953 Yankees
The 1953 Yankees had a well-balanced team that is underrated compared to many other great Yankees teams.
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Voucher Momentum
The movement to school choice appears to be gaining momentum.
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Baseball's Injustice to Paige
A portion of the American population couldn't to be employed by major league baseball teams because their skin contained too much of the pigment melanin.
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The Year Was 1950
The year was 1950, the date was September 19 and the Philadelphia Phillies led the Brooklyn Dodgers by 9 games with 15 left to play. When the season dwindled to a precious single game, so too had Philadelphia’s lead. The last game of the season would be played in Brooklyn and if the Brooks won, they would tie the Phillies for the pennant.
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Swindler and Junkman
Ed Lopat was 5’10” tall and weighed 185 pounds. He was one of the best left-handed pitchers in Yankees’ history but is rarely mentioned anymore. Yankees’ general manager George Weiss acquired Ed Lopat in one of the most one-sided trades ever made.
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"Our Song" Lacks Human Emotion, Entertainment Value
A review of the independent film "Our Song," which opened in limited release May 23, 2001. The film stars Kerry Washington and focuses on the life of three 15-year-olds in Brooklyn.
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