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• OPINION: LeBron’s Quest To Retire Jordan’s #23 Is Misguided

  
  NewsOne — Authority: 598
  “I just think what Michael Jordan has done for the game has to be recognized some way soon,” James said. “There would be no LeBron James, no Kobe Bryant , no Dwyane Wade if there wasn’t Michael Jordan first. “He can’t get the logo [Hall of Famer Jerry Wests silhouette adorns the NBAs logo], and if he ...
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• Hunt Auctions: Dodger Art and History

  
  Blue Heaven — Authority: 427
  Hunt Auction is once again holding their 6th Annual Live Auction at the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory this month. There are some "doozies" here including a complete run of autographed & game-used Baseball All-Star jerseys (including Dodgers Broxton , Billingsley & Hudson ) from 2009 and Curt ...
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• 4th Annual “JAZZ On The Grass” Benefit Concert Hosted By Jackie Robinson Foundation

  
  All Your Jazz — Authority: 131
  Jackie Robinson Foundation hosts the 4th Annual JAZZ on the Grass Benefit Concert starring multi-Grammy award winner & Oscar nominee James Ingram, Grammy Nominee Patrice Rushen, and Grammy & Tony Nominee Singer/Songwriter Brenda Russell. The event will take place on Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 from 2:00 ...
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• Offense/Defense Number (Part One)

  
  Cardinals Best News Links — Authority: 457
  Blu Mar Tens "Natural History" album came out this week, and I couldnt be more excited. Its excellence in experimental drumnbass reinforces that theyre one of the best two-way bands out there, as their previous albums developed their other strength of evocative chillout music. Few bands are equally good in two genres, ...
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• Talking Baseball…

  
  Stephanie Oppenheim on Toys — Authority: 136
  Not sure what to do tonight without the World Series…sleep might be a good idea!  All of this baseball reminded me of one our Platinum Award winners, Testing the Ice, A True Story About Jackie Robinson written by his daughter Sharon (published by Scholastic ) . Read our review .
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• Great Dodger Photos via Legendary Auctions

  
  Blue Heaven — Authority: 427
  Legendary Auctions recently had a bunch of vintage press photos on eBay for sale. Below are some choice examples featuring our beloved boys in blue. OMalley and a whole cadre of Dodger fans from the old borough of Brooklyn cheer on the Dodgers before the 1963 World Series against the Yankees. The old Brooklyn ...
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• Neighborhood Foundation makes donation to Robinson Academy for academic-support program

  
  Signal Tribune Newspaper — Authority: 433
  From left: Martha Melendez, teacher; David Espinoza, teacher; Gavin McKiernan, president of the Long Beach Neighborhood Foundations board of directors; Stephanie Jones, Robinson Academy principal; PTSA President Joy Mendoza; Bradford Waterman, teacher The Long Beach Neighborhood Foundation this week donated $650 to ...
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• O Brother

  
  The New Republic - Health Care Feed — Authority: 755
  Something wonderful, or terrible, is taking place in Philadelphia. The citys sports fans, whose only consistent love has been for an inanimate object--the statue of Rocky--are becoming warm and fuzzy.
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• Somehow, The Muskbox Gets Worse

  
  Hire Jim Essian — Authority: 458
  We live in an unstable world. Each day, we walk out our front doors not knowing what the day has in store for us. Will our car die on the way to work? We will make it to work without avoiding an accident? If we make it to work safely, will our job still be there? But even in this time of uncertainty, there is one ...
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• Mark DeRosas Return To Cubs Always A Possiblity, Especially With Rudy Jaramillo Hired

  
  Cardinals Best News Links — Authority: 457
  I know youve gotten a lot of questions like this but since Mark DeRosa is a free agent, is there any chance the Cubs will bring him back? It seems that since he was traded, we have a big hole at second base and he was probably the most liked player on the Cubs in 08, and fans were pretty upset after he was traded.-- ...
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• Phearless Phorefasting Phollies

  
  The Sommer Frieze — Authority: 136
  I saw something on another sportspost. A (Still drunk with excitement after the pennant-clincher?) Phillies fan is optimistic and repeatedly points out the two of three that the Phils took in May. One problem. You had different teams then. Do you know who started at catcher for the Yanks in that series? Two games ...
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• Check Out Some Triple Threads

  
  Blue Heaven — Authority: 427
  Beckett has a recent post featuring some recent pulls submitted by readers from the just release 2009 Topps Triple Threads boxes. It includes the below Trolley Dodgers card featuring 3 Brooklyn heroes and some cut jerseys and bat pieces. Go to their post to see more. Since the above card is the only Dodger one ...
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• News shots 10/17/09

  
  Johnny No One: I Hope You're Happy — Authority: 116
  Al Franken? passes a law? with bipartisan support? How the…? Yes, this is a bizarro world. While the Republicans passed the Anti-ACORN bill that defunded companies with election related convictions, which reduced ACORN’s funding by $0 and theoretically defense contractors, Al Franken made a bill to defund ...
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• FREE STUFF FRIDAY: Contest No. 4 — A McFarlane Toys Jackie Robinson 3-pack

  
  The Beckett Blog — Authority: 570
  CONTEST NO. 4 — A McFarlane Toys Jackie Robinson 3-pack
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• "If I Have to Integrate Heaven, I Dont Want to Go"

  
  Best Ever Sports Talk — Authority: 106
  I have authored several pieces that lament the sorry state of the writing business today (my most recent such offering can be found here ). Some readers have requested that--in addition to providing on-point critiques of poor writing/editing--I also give examples of excellent writing/editing. The sad truth is that ...
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• FITS Evening Post: Enzi, Smoochie, Vindaloo & Gnomes

  
  FITSNews — Authority: 647
  Welcome to this Wednesday’s edition of the FITS Evening Post, which from the looks of it appears to be a little bit worn-down and crooked. And yes, we can hear all of you who just whispered “that’s what she said.”  Very, very funny. Anyway, tonight in our semi-regular assemblage of stuff we didn’t have ...
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• Jackie Robinson is a Republican Hero, Says Republican Party

  
  ANIMAL — Authority: 715
  Here’s what Jackie Robinson said about the 1964 Republican National Convention: “That convention was one of the most unforgettable and frightening experiences of my life. The hatred I saw was unique to me because it was hatred directed against a white man. It embodied a revulsion for all he stood for, including ...
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• It’s a habit, I guess

  
  My Point Exactly — Authority: 131
  The RNC’s new web site claims that Jackie Robinson, the “ baseball player, civil rights activist ” who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier, was a Republican. Except, he wasn’t. ThinkProgress sets the record straight : However, one of the people listed as a “ great Republican ” is baseball ...
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• GOP claims Jackie Robinson as one its own

  
  Applesauce — Authority: 442
     The Republican Party’s efforts to create a veneer of diversity in its ranks often are awkward and sometimes flirt with falsity.  Take, for example, the new GOP Web site on which it is claimed that Jackie Robinson, the legendary baseball player, was a Republican loyalist.  Robinson’s own words, as ...
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• Film Takes A Look At Negro Leagues Star Josh Gibson

  
  Cardinals Best News Links — Authority: 457
  Josh Gibson was one of the best baseball players ever, a catcher who hit as many as 800 home runs and was voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, the second year that Negro Leaguers were inducted.NY Times
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