Here's a photo of Carl Crawford after his lead-off home run yesterday. Pic via Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers 2013.
- Check out Jon Weisman's excellent review of the movie "42" at Sports on Earth.
- Alyssa Milano shares a bunch of pics from the "42" Premier.
- Be sure to check out the movie "42" Vintage Baseball Card Creator from Warner Brothers. Awesome! (Hat Tip: Roberto at VSIMH)
- Via Beth Harpaz at Yahoo, "A Guide to Exploring Jackie Robinson's Brooklyn.
- Steven Goldman at Baseball Nation writes about the Branch Rickey Miracle.
"Of course the Emancipation Proclamation by Lincoln made the southern Negro slave free," Branch Rickey said in 1956, "but it never did make the white man morally free. He remained a slave to his inheritances. And some are, even today."
- Here's another article on the "ferocious Christian gentleman" Branch Rickey from David Prince of the Baptist Press.
Rickey meticulously planned and shaped the master narrative for integrating the national pastime but it could not have been accomplished without a unique player of great ability, personal courage, and unfathomable self-control. Rickey said of Robinson, "God was with me when I picked Jackie. I don't think any other man could have done what he did those first two or three years." And Robinson would say that in his estimation Rickey did more for African Americans "than any white man since Abraham Lincoln."
- Rob Neyer at Baseball Nation shares an interview with Carl Erskine about Jackie.
After the game, Jackie came to our dugout and asked for me by name. When I stepped out of the dugout, he shook my hand and said, "I hit against you twice today. You won't be in this league very long." By July 25th, I was called up, joining the Dodgers in Pittsburgh. Jackie was the first player to my locker. He said, "I told you you couldn't miss."
- Mike Newman at FanGraphs takes a closer look at Dodgers prospects Yasiel Puig and Zach Lee.
On Puig: "My first impression of Yasiel Puig was he’s the “next generation” Yoenis Cespedes. Puig is bigger, faster, stronger and younger than the Athletics slugger. However he profiles with the same glaring weakness Cespedes did when scouting him in Arizona — Breaking ball recognition."
On Lee: "As a former football standout, my expectation was for Lee to be a physical pitcher. Instead, he presented as the polar opposite. Command and feel for a four-pitch arsenal will be Lee’s trademark. This is doable considering his above average athleticism and smooth, repeatable pitching mechanics."
- Nick Ostiller at Yahoo reminds us why we hate the Giants.
- Rany Jazayerli at Grantland pens a great piece on the wealth of the Dodgers.
- "Hanley declares himself ahead of schedule," via Ken Gurnick at MLB.com.
- Check out Michael Jordan's pimped out golf cart, via Joe Kinsey at Busted Coverage.
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