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Celebrating Jackie Robinson Day With Canadian Highlights And Lou Gossett Jr.

When honoring the great Jackie Robinson and all he has meant to baseball, my first thought was the same as the Dodgers': Roll out Chaka Khan. What, no Rufus? Tell me something good .... Of course Lou Gossett Jr. was also there, so it made perfect sense. Look, I don't like the fact that Jackie Robinson Day is also the last day to file your taxes. And of course confused scorekeepers wish they could skip the whole thing. But otherwise, it went pretty much as expected: With the Nationals and Braves both getting shut out. Oh, and the Blue Jays beat the no-longer-in-first-place Orioles, thanks to the offensive stylings of Aaron Hill. More »

11:10 AM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By rickchand
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Latest by Dan Serafini: @Windier E. Megatons: Lee's HR was not at all wind-aided. As Coach Ditka would say, "Get your facts straight, JERK." more »