Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodger’s baseball card 1955
On this day in 1947, the great Jackie Robinson changed baseball forever. A true hero.
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A true hero indeed! His discipline and composure under extreme pressure was astounding and deeply admirable. Regards Thom.
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Well said. The new Ken Burns documentary demonstrates that to a whole new generation of admirers to this great American hero
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I look forward to that. I became a Brooklyn Dodgers fan (some 30 years after they moved!) after reading, ‘The Boys of Summer’ a great book. Regards Thom.
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About Jackie.
http://www.blackhistorycanada.ca/arts.php?id=22
He first played in Montreal.
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Thanks for the link
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I should add Sally how consistently excellent your blog is. Always a treat to read. Thom.
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Thanks Thom, much appreciated!
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My favorite team, too! The Brooklyn Dodgers was the one I followed as a little guy, and I was very disappointed when they moved to California. What betrayal of the fans! At least they got the times right with putting Jackie Robinson on the team.
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As a young bobby-soxer, my Brooklyn born mother Betty regularly attended “Ladies Day” at Ebbetts Field in the late 1930’s and 40’s, and forever held onto a Ladies Day Bakelite charm that was given to women at the baseball game. Through osmosis i became a fan.
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In my neighborhood, baseball was the kid sport most played, and I think most of us were either Brooklyn Dodger fans or Yankee fans. When the Mets came into being, it was like, “What’s this…!?”
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Because my brother was a NY Giants fan , when they left for San Francisco and the Mets came in, he switched allegiances and has been a die hard Mets fan since
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