tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post7260812394030372783..comments2024-03-27T10:29:44.159-07:00Comments on Raising Matt Cain: Giants Slam DiamondbacksM.C. O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-24680065450615447632014-07-18T10:03:41.464-07:002014-07-18T10:03:41.464-07:00Yeah, whether or not Jackie refused to go to the G...Yeah, whether or not Jackie refused to go to the Giants because they were the Giants has never been verified--at least to my knowledge. He may have balked at playing for anyone besides the Dodgers, after all he was at the end of his career and maybe didn't feel like he could pull off a "fresh start" somewhere else. It must be hard to athletes to call it quits--most of us have/had jobs we could do for decades. These guys have such a small window to be ballplayers, that's such a weird notion that your livelihood has an expiration date.M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-83018281165317525522014-07-17T14:09:08.590-07:002014-07-17T14:09:08.590-07:00That's the story I heard too, but the official...That's the story I heard too, but the official story that Robinson gave is that he was planning on retiring and thus found a job at an insurance firm when the trade was announced with the Giants. He informed the Giants of his plans at that point.<br /><br />Now whether that's true or not, we'll probably never know, but that's what I heard as his official story of what happened. <br /><br />And who knows? I mean, Marichial wore Dodger blue, so crazy things can happen, maybe Robinson did already have that job and decided to stick with that as his future instead of one more year of pro ball. obsessivegiantscompulsivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362706004246875823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-63153727422797131862014-07-16T22:04:04.112-07:002014-07-16T22:04:04.112-07:00Robinson quit, rather than accept a trade to the g...Robinson quit, rather than accept a trade to the giants. There should be a national Willie Mays holiday.nomisnalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297640472949764321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-38899367513578612502014-07-16T08:20:16.777-07:002014-07-16T08:20:16.777-07:00It's hard to imagine being sick of Jackie Robi...It's hard to imagine being sick of Jackie Robinson, but only professional sports could pull that off. Certainly he was a pioneer and his breaking of the color line (and playing championship ball as well) was heroic. But MLB has shoved him and his legacy down our throats. I cannot stand the way people are lionized--I think it diminishes their humanity and accomplishments. Jackie was a man, he had all the flaws all men have, yet he did something great. We don't need hagiography to appreciate that. We don't need to raise him to some goofy icon status ("no one shall wear #42 again") either. Baseball, like most entertainment businesses, cares about the bottom line and not about social issues. The fact that everyone loves Jackie is a perfect excuse for them to go "all-in" on Jackie-worship and stroke themselves over how progressive they are. What's next, Jackie Theme Parks? Hop on the Racism Ride, kids, and learn all about how baseball saved America.<br /><br />M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-89777143052410561622014-07-16T07:29:04.410-07:002014-07-16T07:29:04.410-07:00Re: the All Star Game. Nothing to be said, unfortu...Re: the All Star Game. Nothing to be said, unfortunately, r/t Giants participation.<br />My complaint is 2 straight years of kissing Yankee ass, last year Rivera, this year Jeter. Sickening.<br />I have a similar problem at the now annual ass-kissing of Jackie Robinson. Yeah, I respect what he did (as I respect the above-mentioned Yankees)but he was a fucking Dodger, so fuck him, and fuck all Yankees.<br />AmenBrother Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18162500140573910451noreply@blogger.com