Baseball

August 4, 2011 at 02:30
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My dad was visiting recently and we went to Nat Bailey to catch a Vancouver Canadians’ game. It was entertaining and featured all the musts of a good baseball game, beer & hot dogs included. I’m not much of a baseball guy but my dad has a long history with baseball. His favorite team growing up was the Brooklyn Dodgers, which makes sense as he was born and raised in that particular New York borough. The Brooklyn Dodgers are well-known as the team that broke down racial barriers in sport by giving Jackie Robinson his first shot in the majors. Before getting that opportunity, Jackie Robinson played for the Dodgers’ farm club, the Montreal Royals.

When I think of baseball, and particularly of the Brooklyn Dodgers, what comes to my mind are the Crooklyn Dodgers, specifically the song featured in Spike Lee’s ‘Clockers’.

The Return.

The Original.

Beside the odd Montreal Expo’s memory, this is more along the lines of what the thought of baseball conjures up for me.

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