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Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
| 1 year ago
I was raised in New York with three religions: traditional Judaism, the Democratic Party and the Brooklyn Dodgers...We never leafleted on Shabbat, but my father let me leave services during the World Series to report on the score. We could not play...
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Los Angeles Times
| 1 year ago
For close to half a century, the O'Malley name was synonymous with the Dodgers . As the Dodgers prepare to welcome new owners, Peter O'Malley and his family are considering whether to try to buy the San Diego Padres . "We are thinking about it," O'...
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Sacramento Bee
| 1 year ago
In 1937, Robinson won the long jump with a leap of 22 feet, 6 inches for Pasadena City College in the first night track and field meet at Sacramento Stadium (now Hughes Stadium). Remarkably, Robinson wasn't even the most decorated family member at...
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Los Angeles Times
| 1 year ago
And that's with Kobe dressed in a very nice suit and focused only on how he might assist the other players. It's just amazing what happens when he concentrates on team play. This is probably the first time all season you've thought the Lakers might...
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FanIQ
| 1 year ago
When the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres on Sunday in the bottom of the ninth in walkoff fashion, there were a few different takeaways for baseball fans. The most notable is the historical significance of the magic that we saw...
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Japan Times
| 1 year ago
LaTroy Hawkins has heard the stories from his 87-year-old grandfather, about his days of picking cotton in Mississippi, about the times when there were no black players in big league baseball. And about what it meant when Jackie Robinson broke the...
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The Boston Globe
| 1 year ago
Righthander Michael Bowden and catcher Luis Exposito were designated for assignment to open spots on the 40-man roster. Repko would have been called up Saturday but the Red Sox wanted to make sure he was over an injury that had kept him out for six...
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San Francisco Chronicle
| 1 year ago
LaTroy Hawkins has heard the stories from his 87-year-old grandfather, about his days of picking cotton in Mississippi, about the times when there were no black players in big-league baseball. And about what it meant when Jackie Robinson broke the...
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NY Daily News
| 1 year ago
Nick Laham/Getty Images Tim Tebow made the scene at the Stadium for Sunday night's 11-5 win over the Angels. The newest Jet, who is due to attend workouts with the team on Monday, sat on the third-base side next to the Angels dugout with a Yankees...
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Los Angeles Times
| 1 year ago
As baseball celebrates the 65th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier for the Dodgers , the new stewards of his old team are working to embrace his family in the incoming ownership group. Sharon Robinson, the daughter of the late...
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NY Daily News
| 1 year ago
Robert Sabo/New York Daily News If Yankees closer Mariano Rivera retires after this season, there no longer will be an active player in Major League Baseball wearing No...Rivera had to let that thought sink in on Jackie Robinson Day...April 15, the...
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
| 1 year ago
Tell us Jackie Robinson was remembered Sunday on the 65th anniversary of the day he broke baseball's color barrier...The significance of the day is not lost on the Texas Rangers...It's a symbol of where the game has come," Washington said. "I'm only...
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The New York Times
| 1 year ago
Yankees Since 2004, Jackie Robinson Day has been a national day of introspection and respect. The celebration has also become an outlet for hand-wringing about the problem of the diminishing African-American presence in the major leagues. We've all...
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Los Angeles Times
| 1 year ago
Last year I was in triple A and I watched those guys wear the jerseys and I thought, 'you know what? I can't wait for it to be my turn.' " Unlike many players, Gordon has studied Robinson's history so much so he took part in a panel discussion on the...
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Daily News
| 1 year ago
The Los Angeles Dodgers joined the rest of Major League Baseball in celebrating Jackie Robinson Day today, marking the 65th anniversary of his breaking baseball's color line. Ceremonial first pitches were thrown by Don Newcombe, a teammate of...
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Daily Breeze
| 1 year ago
The Los Angeles Dodgers joined the rest of Major League Baseball in celebrating Jackie Robinson Day today, marking the 65th anniversary of his breaking baseball's color line. Ceremonial first pitches were thrown by Don Newcombe, a teammate of...
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The Boston Globe
| 1 year ago
Invalid E-mail address Add a personal message: (80 character limit) Your E-mail: Invalid E-mail address Sending your article Your article has been sent. Ralph Branca has thrown out the ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park 65 years after his former...
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HNN
| 1 year ago
Murray Polner , a regular History News Network book reviewer, wrote " Branch Rickey : A Biography" and " No Victory Parades: The Return of the Vietnam Veteran." When the Miami Marlins' Venezuelan-born manager Ozzie Guillen confessed to Time that he...
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AP Online
| 1 year ago
Major League Baseball is honoring Jackie Robinson and his legacy with tributes at every ballpark.
From Dodger Stadium to Turner Field, there were celebrations on Sunday...Jackie Robinson Day to remember the 65th anniversary of the day...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Articles Robinson was an impressive man who achieved many things beyond his .311 lifetime average, 1,1518 hits, 137 home runs, 734 runs batted in and 197 stolen bases. People are familiar with his story on the field, but it was his life off the field...
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Seattle Times
| 1 year ago
It's also Jackie Robinson Day throughout major league baseball as teams celebrate the man who broke baseball's color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Being from Montreal, Robinson has a special meaning for me and my former city's sports...
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SF Gate
| 1 year ago
It was 1946, according to Baseball-Reference.com, the super website that recently included in its database the most comprehensive compilation of statistics from the Negro Leagues. Thanks to a decade of extensive research that was commissioned by the...
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Daily News
| 1 year ago
All four all-dirt diamonds pointed at each other from each corner of the park were under water. Yet, there was a pick-up soccer game taking place on the common outfield grass area. Those are the kinds of things that baffle Eric Davis. "It's a ghost...
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Bradenton Herald
| 1 year ago
Commentary Tampa Bay Bucs take cue from Jackie Robinson as they clean house 12:00am on Apr 15, 2012 High character is hard to define, but easy to see. It's especially true today when we celebrate the 65th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking Major...
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The Naples Daily News
| 1 year ago
That a major pro sports league could ban someone merely because of the color of their skin...So much so that upon realizing that this is the 65th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier, your initial reaction may...
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San Jose Mercury News
| 1 year ago
Font Resize Associated Press Indians starter Jeanmar Gomez, third baseman Jack Hannahan and manager Manny Acta were ejected Saturday night after Gomez hit the Royals' Mike Moustakas with a pitch, clearing the benches for the second time in an inning.
