JACKIE ROBINSON RUMORS
New York City Baseball The Golden Age 1947-1957 Review
New York City was a fertile ground for baseball following World War II. Jackie Robinson’s debut in Brooklyn, Bobby Thompson’s “Shot Heard ‘Round the World”, Mickey Mantle’s emergence, and the twilight of Joltin’ Joe’s career in the Bronx highlighted an unprecedented era of success for baseball teams in the city. The United States was thriving in the post-war world...
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Jackie Robinson: 42 Rare and Iconic Photos + Brooklyn Dodgers Giveaway
Now that Mariano Rivera is retired from baseball no one will ever wear the number 42 in MLB again. (We just happen to be giving away a baseball signed by Mo Rivera so enter now). This is because it belonged to Jackie Robinson, one of the most influential athletes in sports history. The Brooklyn Dodgers helped Robinson break the color barrier in the 1940′s and we are going to give...
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Newspaper offers 10k reward in Jackie Robinson statue desecration case
One of baseball’s finest hours is the moment that Pee Wee Reece stood in solidarity with Jackie Robinson during the clash over the sport’s integration at Crosley Field in Cincinnati.
The scene was memorialized as a statue in New York at MCU Park where the Brooklyn Cyclones, a New York Mets minor-league affiliate, play ball.
On Wednesday as the staff filed in for work...
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August 08, 2013
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Statue of Jackie Robinson at MCU park defaced
A statue of Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese that is on display outside MCU Park in Brooklyn has been defaced. The statue which features Reese with his arm around Robinson was littered with racial and anti-semiotic epithets as well as a swastika. Among the hate-filled messages written in black marker on the monument to Robinson and his Brooklyn Dodgers teammate Pee Wee Reese were: [...]
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August 07, 2013
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Jackie Robinson statue vandalized
A statue of Jackie Robinson outside of the Brookyn Cyclones' ballpark - a Mets minor league affiliate -- has been vandalized with swastikas and racial epithets.
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August 07, 2013
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A PIECE OF HISTORY
Robinson's ROY Award for sale
The Rookie of the Year Award presented to Jackie Robinson in 1947 currently is available for sale for an unbelievably exorbitant price.
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August 01, 2013
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Video: USC Releases Footage Of Jackie Robinson Playing Football For UCLA
Jackie Robinson, football star? Yup, once upon a time. USC released footage of a game in 1939 between the Trojans and the UCLA Bruins, Robinson’s team, which resulted in a 0-0 tie but had some pretty good action.
In the video, you can see Robinson break a few tackles and launch a vicious hit to pop the ball loose when USC was threatening to score.
As great as Robinson looks on...
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April 17, 2013
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Jackie Robinson’s Letter To President Johnson
When I think of the late Jackie Robinson, the first thing that comes to mind is breaking the baseball color line. Brooklyn Dodgers President, Branch Rickey,help integrate Robinson into major league baseball on April 15, 1947. Later on that year, Jackie was named the MLB Rookie of The Year. Two years later her won a batting title that led to the National League MVP award...
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April 16, 2013
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UCLA unveils Jackie Robinson mural
In the forgotten sport of college baseball, there once existed a hero whose legacy will never be forgotten. Before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, forever cementing his legacy as a cultural hero, he was a Bruin. On Sunday afternoon before the UCLA baseball team took on Loyola Marymount, the program honored him in a ceremony at the stadium of his...
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April 14, 2013
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Jackie Robinson's lessons served Baylor well
PHOENIX -- Don Baylor was hit by 267 major league pitches, some thrown with malice. But nothing may have stung more than the hit he took one day in junior high in Austin, Texas.
Where is the 18th parallel? Baylors teacher asked, a question designed to humiliate.The teacher bopped Baylor on the head with a rolled up paper when he did not know the answer, as if every seventh-grader...
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April 09, 2013
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