Today is the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson playing his first Major League Baseball game. Today we are all Dodgers fans.
Thank you Jackie for your courage and serene dignity. You were an electrifying player.
Thank you Pee Wee Reese for a simple gesture.
Thank you Branch Rickey.

Opening Day 2007 is here. Winter is behind us and the warm summer is approaching. This is one of my favorites days of the year.
I grew up a Red Sox fan. And for the first 30 years of my life, every season ended in misery. Some were especially painful. In 1986, I was still young [...]