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Julie VognarMy husband used to say, in the early 80s, that Jackie Robinson was like two Ricky hendersons--he would drive pichers CRAZY--how were you supposed ot know when he WASn'T going to steal a base?
We all know the story of Rickey and Robinson's agreement, and when it ended. How can you separate the man from his career? ("How may we know the dancer from the dance?") From being a pacifist, he turning into a guy who "didn't just come to win; he came to cram the damned bat up your ass!"
And I'm sure most of you have heard it said that if Jackie had failed, baseball would have gone 20 more years without integrating....no Mays, no Aaron, no Clemente, etc.
I think he deserves all the credit he gets.