Results tagged “Jackie Robinson” from The Southpaw

The always entertaining and insightful Rob Neyer takes a great look at what the all-time NL All-star team would be.
Imagine a team with Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench or one with Roy Campanella and Jackie Robinson or Steve Carlton and Mike Schmidt.
Oh, they were on teams together.
Well, anyway, imagine Schmidt, Carlton and Henry Aaron. Or Bench, Morgan and Doc Gooden.
Anyway, it's fun to look at.

The streak continues.
And is Manny bigger than the Dodgers?

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Hanover is famous for its many pretzel and chip manufacturers, but a new book shows it's ties to Cooperstown are just as plentiful.
John G. Coulson has written a thoroughly well-researched tome, "Hanover Raiders Minor League Baseball in Hanover, Pennsylvania," about the borough's history as a minor league town.
A very interesting note is that one former player was Clyde Sukeforth, who played in 486 games. Sukeforth was far-from the team's most famous alumnus as far as what he went on to do on the playing field goes. What Sukeforth is best remembered for is that he signed Jackie Robinson to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

In honor of the 62nd anniversary of Major League Baseball's proudest moment, we take a look at the career of Jackie Robinson.
Several years ago someone made the comment that had Jackie Robinson not been the player who broke the color line he'd barely be remembered and wouldn't have had a shot at the Hall of Fame.
After careful consideration - and the possibility that the speaker was on heavy doses of medication and we were not aware of it - we are keeping that speaker anonymous.
However, to consider Robinson's career and not include his racial accomplishments would be ludicrous. That's the way it happened. It would be like considering Babe Ruth's career had he never hit a home run.
That said, even if you were to take away Robinson's courageous moment he would still be a baseball immortal.