At the Blue Jays game today why was it only the black players who wore Jackie Robinson's #42 on their shirts?
Question:Can't all players and fans recognize his talent and his struggle to intigrate the game even if they don't share his ethnicity?
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who cares, i'm sick of black people alway's getting the attention.Why do they call Ken Harrelson "Hawk"?
Grady Sizemore and Pudge wore #42 today.Got any good stories about b.j. surhoff?
All lot of players wore his number today but their games got rained out. You missed quite a bit.Is it true that alternate black jerseys are going to soon be phased out by MLB?
From the Blue Jays website:"It was (Royce) Clayton's former teammate in Cincinnati, Ken Griffey Jr., who first asked Major League Baseball for permission to wear No. 42 on Sunday's anniversary. Selig liked the idea so much that he opened up the opportunity to everyone in baseball.
Four members of the Blue Jays organization were quick to accept. In addition to Clayton, hitting coach Mickey Brantley, designated hitter Frank Thomas, and center fielder Vernon Wells wore the number."
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This is a good question followed by a good point. Obviously the Blue Jays decided to let their black players pay tribute to Jackie Robinson (the first black player in the Majors), but I agree that it would have been just as respectful, if not more respectful, for even non-black players to where #42 today. Only allowing the black players to wear it shows some sort of segregation that we are trying to get rid of today. However, I do see the point in just having black players do it as it is to show respect to the First Black Man to play the game that they are playing today.Strictly speaking, Robinson wasn't the first black player in baseball, but he was the first in the modern era.
Teams did not make the decision of which players would and would not wear his number today. Every team was asked to have at least one player do so, and most teams asked for volunteers. No team would have said no to any other players doing so. But some players may not have felt that they were not worthy to wear Robinson's number, even today.
So, for the most part, each of the 750 players on the active rosters, plus each coach and each manager, was given the option to wear 42 or not. Some teams decided that everyone one do so, and I applaud that.
One team decided that the last person in baseball who ought to be wearing 42 today was the only one on their team to be doing so. Really, if you want to be questioning any such decision today, question the Giants' one.
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There were white/Hispanic players that worn # 42Grady Sizemore, Cleveland Indians
Ivan Rodriguez, Detroit Tigers
Jim Thome, Chicago White Sox
to name a few.
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