This day in Baseball history.

Well today marks the 60th anniversary of one of the most important days in baseball, if not all of sports. It’s the day Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball. This was a decade before the civil rights era of the 60’s with Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. Many times you hear ball players today whine and moan about different things, but compared to what Robinson went though it is nothing. Hear many players talk about being disrespected about the money they are offered, Robinson was disrespected because of the color of skin. Robinson would be called names that would make Dom Imus blush, had death threats against him and had things thrown at him at almost every ball park. But he was a truly classy man who dealt with it with class and humility. He would go out and win the Rookie of the Year his first year, 2 years later win MVP and make the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first shot at it. He deserves the respect and appreciation from all black player in baseball, and other sports. If he had not dealt with it with the class he did who knows how things might have ended up. Also have to give a ton of credit to the Dodgers general manager Brach Rickey who signed Robinson and brought him to the Major Leagues. He to took a lot of grief for his decision, but he stood by his man and together he and Robinson made history, not just in sports but for the entire society.
MLB has honored Robinson years ago by retiring his number 42 through out MLB. But today many players will wear that number in honor of Robinson, and some entire teams will. Ken Griffey JR. was the first to petition to wear the number, many more players have followed in his foot steps. I think it is a great think, and very happy to see many players respect and honor Robinson for contribution to the world.