LAST WORDS: On October 15, 1972, Major League Baseball marked Jackie Robinson’s 25th anniversary of breaking the color barrier by inviting him to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Game 2 of the 1972 World Series in Cincinnati. Upset that MLB had no black managers, Robinson initially was going to decline the invitation, but then changed his mind. It would be his final public appearance. Nine days later, Robinson died. As author Michael Long notes in this short video, typical of Robinson, he went out with a rhetorical flourish.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 00:18:19 +0000
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