Jackie Robinson Day
by texasbuckeye on Apr 14, 2008 2:50 PM CDT
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PrintI am not trying to start an angry political discussion but I was wondering what other people thoughts on players wearing the number 42 on Jackie Robinson Day even though they are white. I thought it was a great idea for whole teams to wear the number 42, something Ron Washington advocated for recently, and not just black players. Apparently that is unacceptable to Torii Hunter.
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Hmmm
Torii has done some good things such as raising money to promote baseball in inner cities, but this is sort of silly. He notes that the Astros (no black players) wore JR's number. But 1) the players don't choose the makeup of their team and maybe 2) they were just celebrating racial diversity in baseball.
I was a big Juan/Franco/Sierra fan and I'm transluscent white. If a white player respects JR and what he did, that's not something you criticize.
What happened to my old signature?
I don't like whole teams doing it..
Because to me, it just reeks of merchandising greed and not being about what the day is supposed to be about. The fact they made several #42 jerseys available to purchase, to me, turned the day from something pure into something commercial.
I don't think race should have anything to do with it.
totally agree
that is far beyond what I thought Jackie Robinson Day was supposed to be. A tribute, not an additional way to make some cash.
by texasbuckeye on Apr 14, 2008 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions
it's just sort of confusing with no names
i mean, baseball has already honored him and everyone respects what he did… i don’t think there needs to be these symbolic shows ad infinitum.
When is
Milton Bradley day?
"He throws that curveball so hard and it snaps 12 to six like you've never seen." - Matt Kemp on Clayton Kershaw
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