Comment on Jackie Robinson Day in Baseball...

Oh and I think everyone wearing the same number is great. It helps remind everyone that it's a team game and that it's only the name on the front that matters.

Straight up I don't agree, I pondered the same question yesterday and today. Here's a reason for the wearing of the number for ALL MLB players some of them DON'T know who Jackie Robinson was and what he went through. It's simply a reminder for them as to where baseball has come from and where it needs to progress into the future.

As to other ethnicity's they wouldn't be here without what JR did and went through with complete.......
g under p....Grace Under Pressure. He could have fired back to the many racist remarks but he didn't and that is one of many attributes he represented in his time that should be honored today.

So that's one reason why we have a day of honor by ALL MLB teams the one and only Jackie Robinson.

Peace

soulsinging wrote:

I think the thing is that without Jackie Robinson, you may not have Dominican or Japanese players. It's kind of a symbol of old barriers falling and bringing baseball into a new era. I'm ok with it.

You said it perfect.

pjhawks wrote:

look I don't deny the impact of what Jackie Robinson did or went through I am just questionning the length we are going through to celebrate it. Isn't retiring the number 42 for every team enough? To me every player wearing 42 in one game is dumb and looks ridiculous. How much is too much? I would think having one player per year per team wear 42 would be a greater celebration than one game every player on every team wearing it. Just my opinion though and it has nothing to do with race.

I don't think it looks ridiculous.
I don't pay much attention to baseball, but in other sports, hockey for example, on certain anniversary or celebratory type nights an entire team will often wear a players' number and name on their jersey in place of their own. I think it is classy and respectful.

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

i cant wait for Plaxico Burress day....

when all the athletes show up to a game.....
bring a gun.....
and shoot themselves.............

LMFAO

g under p wrote:

soulsinging wrote:

pjhawks wrote:

look I don't deny the impact of what Jackie Robinson did or went through I am just questionning the length we are going through to celebrate it. Isn't retiring the number 42 for every team enough? To me every player wearing 42 in one game is dumb and looks ridiculous. How much is too much? I would think having one player per year per team wear 42 would be a greater celebration than one game every player on every team wearing it. Just my opinion though and it has nothing to do with race.

By my rudimentary math, there are 2430 games played in a season. They do this for one day of games... 15 games or so. That's less than 1% of the games. How much is too much? I think the better question is how little is too insignificant to make a big deal about it?

By June I'm sure the OP will have forgotten about this or maybe he has no idea how bad things were back then for a player of color to enter the league. The forgotten one Larry Doby first player in the AL, second to enter MLB second to manage behind Frank Robinson doesn't ANY respect however he faced the same or WORSE abuse than JR.

So why not do this for JR for a day were you that inconvienced by the games yesterday OP?

Peace

Usually we agree on most things GP, and on this one I'm with you 100%....btw what is it about washed up Sox pitchers trying to throw No-no's against the A's in April? Is this going to become a biannual event?

I think it was fricking AWESOME :!: Too bad he was not here to to see it.