On Thursday, officials in Philadelphia passed a resolution that not only honors Major League Baseball legend Jackie Robinson's color barrier-breaking appearance in the city in 1947 but also serves as a formal apology. On April 15, the day that Robinson shattered the barrier, his widow will receive a formal apology for the mistreatment her husband faced, NBC Philadelphia reports.
Baseball lost one of its greatest ambassadors in Monte Irvin, who passed at the age of 96 this past Monday. Irvin made his mark as…
Dwight “Doc” Gooden was one of the most dominant pitchers of his era, a dazzling right-hander that amassed over 2,000 strikeouts in his career. On…
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According to ABC News, New York Yankee 3rd baseman Alex Rodriguez won’t be participating in the 2014 MLB Season after being banned from baseball for the next year by arbitrator Fredric Horowitz, who handed down a 162-game ban for involvement in Major League Baseball’s Biogenesis scandal to include all potential playoff games in 2014. Horowitz’s ruling upholds a […]
Fox Detroit is reporting that police are still searching for the killers of two beloved Detroit Tigers fans ‘Eat ‘em Up Tigers guy’ and ‘Dreadlock…
Roland Martin talks with former MLB player Harold Reynolds about the several African-American prospects who are projected to be drafted in the 2013 Major League…
Dominique talks with the crew about the rabid racism that was in the film “42″ which is based on the life of baseball player Jackie…
The TJMS talks to the star of the movie ’42’, Chadwick Boseman, whom plays Jackie Robinson and reenacts Jackie’s rise as the first African American to break the color line in baseball.
The Washington Nationals say they are sick and tired of Phillies fans buying all the tickets when the Phillies play in D.C. “Frankly, I was tired of seeing it,” Nats Chief Operating Officer Andy Feffer told the Post this week. “Forget you, Philly. This is our park, this is our town, these are our fans, and it’s […]
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Manny Ramirez announced that he would retire from baseball after being handed a 100 game suspension. Ramirez tested positive for performance enhancing drugs for the second time in his career and would miss most of the season as punishment. Rather than serve the sentence the 38 year old with 555 career […]
Thursday March 31st signaled the start of the 2011 baseball season. That means the NHL and NBA seasons are in the final stretch and it will be time to dust off the glove and get that money together for the $5.00 hot dog and $8.00 beer. Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones scored the first […]
