Baseball

Apr 15, 2007 13:03

Thank you, Jackie Robinson.

Thank you, Branch Rickey.

Thank you, Pee Wee Reese.

And, Thank you, Hank Greenberg.

Thank you for bringing so much more to baseball in America.

Thank you for caring more about the game than status or color.

They took one step toward a desegregated America.

Not just baseball. Other sports, the millitary, other occupations. ( Read more... )

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johnnycoup April 17 2007, 15:57:00 UTC
I appreciate the doors that he opened. I admire that he didn't complain. He just "did".

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jafsica April 17 2007, 21:31:05 UTC
Exactly.
He was able to channel his fighting spirit very constructively executed.
By playing the game.

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