Jr. to wear 42

I should have thought "Mo Vaughn" - zoom - over my head.

 

Ragu, you got me too. And I first read the post over an hour ago.

 

Now this is a tribute.
LOS ANGELES -- Every player on the Dodgers will be No. 42 for a day.

Los Angeles will honor the late Jackie Robinson by having all of its players wear his jersey number on April 15 when the Dodgers face the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on the 60th anniversary of his becoming the first African-American player to play in a big league game.

"Jackie Robinson was a Dodger, and the most fitting tribute can pay to him is for the entire team to wear his number on the 60th anniversary of his breaking the color barrier," Dodgers vice chairman and president Jamie McCourt said.

Robinson made his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The team moved to Los Angeles after the 1957 season.

 

I love that this idea came from Griffey.

Nice gesture.

 

I know one outstanding Reds writer.

 

Wow, that's a blast from the past.

 

It's not as much a blast as you think.

 

If it's who I'm thinking of, that was you at your pissy best.

 

I always thought that it would have been better to honor Robinson by having one player on each team wear his number in his honor, rather than retire it.

 

The only guy wearing it now has certainly honored the number. It would be fitting if they retired it when Mo is done.

 

I don't think there's any doubt that the Yanks will retire No. 42 on their own, too. Hell, they've got two Nos. 8 already.