My closing comment last week advised that watch how a team plays defense and you’ll get a good sense of what kind of a team it is. During the meltdown of the Yankees’ young inconsistent pitcher Phil Hughes in an eight-run second inning against the Orioles on Saturday night, there was one play Read More
YOU MENTION THE NAME BRANCH RICKEY AND . . .
May 12, 2009
. . . the name Jackie Robinson likely comes up in response. One of the most famous pictures in American history is that of the proud and handsome Robinson signing a Brooklyn Dodgers contract with the avuncular bushy-browed Branch Rickey beaming alongside. Robinson has become such a rightful icon in American culture that his likeness appeared Read More