Bob Costas on Dan Patrick Show re Jackie Robinson's legacy, Branch Rickey's initiative and the new "42" film; Dodgers-Padres brawl and Zack Greinke injury; Costas blasts CBS Sports' long history of censoring racism and sexism at The Masters; Thomas Boswell on Zack Greinke's poor judgment and the price to be paid

TheDanPatrickShow YouTube Channel video: Bob Costas on The Dan Patrick Show 4/12/13, re Jackie Robinson's legacy, Branch Rickey's initiative and the new "42" film

by Brian Helgeland, starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford; Dodgers-Padres brawl, Carlos Quentin and Zack Greinke injury; Costas blasts CBS Sports' long history of censoring racism and sexism at The Masters Golf tourney in Augusta, GA. Uploaded April 12, 2013. http://youtu.be/npWu09W4rCE

San Diego Padre batter Carlos Quentin takes offense at not only being hit for the third time by LA Dodger pitcher Zack Greinke, but Greinke's smart-ass comments to Quentin afterwards, prompting Quentin to charge the mound and resulting collision breaks Greinke's collarbone. Long-term result: Highly-paid Greinke is out for at least eight weeks, and Dodgers season outlook takes an immediate downturn, while defending World Champion San Francisco Giants fans are laughing at their good fortune and laughing at the Dodgers penchant for self-destruction borne of ego.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/04/12/greinke-breaks-collarbone-in-brawl-with-padres/


ESPN: Fallout From The Brawl  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caa1972TWn4

The Washington Post

Zack Greinke loses his head — and then use of his arm

By Thomas Boswell, Columnist

April 12, 2:25 PM

The difference between culpability and common sense can be enormous in sports. You can do nothing wrong yet lose your judgment in a split-second and pay a huge price for your unnecessary bravery. Listen up, Zack Greinke. As your broken collarbone heals, and the Dodgers contemplate the fortune they agreed to pay you to pitch, not to fight giants, the moral will become clear.

Baseball has long had an unwritten rule. In fact, there is even a date associated with it: May 17, 1956. That day 170-pound Ruben Gomez hit 210-pound Joe Adcock with a fastball; then, as Adcock charged the mound, Gomez ran all over the Milwaukee infield and into the safety of his own Giant dugout, leaving the murderous Adcock in futile pursuit. Gomez lived.

Read the rest of the article at:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/zack-greinke-loses-his-head--and-then-use-of-his-pitching-arm/2013/04/12/9e066026-a398-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html

Robert Redford will play Branch Rickey in Jackie Robinson film written/directed by LA Confidential Oscar-winner Brian Helgeland; but who plays Jackie?

This is among the best bits of news that I have heard all year.

Really!

Forget the hesitation mentioned below, for many reasons, Robert Redford will definitely play the role of Brooklyn Dodgers General Manager Branch Rickey.

For the non-baseball/People Magazine crowd it will also seem very logical -the matching bookend to 'The Natural.'

But the casting question remains: who will play Jackie Robinson and his wife Rachel?

Until I hear a better suggestion, I'm rooting for Michael B. Jordan, late of Friday Night Lights and Parenthood, both of which I love. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0430107/

Los Angeles Times

24 Frames film blog

Robert Redford will play Branch Rickey -- or Bill Bryson

By Steven Zeitchik

June 1, 2011 | 5:17 pm

In April, Robert Redford tipped 24 Frames that he’d star in a movie about the relationship between Brooklyn Dodgers executive Branch Rickey and second baseman Jackie Robinson. The film would be written and directed by “L.A. Confidential” writer Brian Helgeland, and produced and financed by Legendary Pictures, we wrote. The company squirmed at our posting on the subject, saying it was early days to talk about the film.

Read the rest of the story at:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/06/jackie-robinson-movie-branch-rickey-dodgers-redford.html

Entertainment Weekly

Robert Redford is Branch Rickey, but who should play Jackie Robinson?

by Jeff Labrecque

April 7, 2011

Robert Redford has been talking about making a Jackie Robinson movie for seven years, and according to the Los Angeles Times, it’s finally in motion. Brian Helgeland (A Knight’s Tale) will write and direct, focusing on the special relationship between the Hall of Fame player who broke baseball’s color barrier and Brooklyn Dodgers executive Branch Rickey, who orchestrated the historic move with both pragmatic and noble intentions.

Read the rest of the article at:

http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/04/07/who-should-play-jackie-robinson/

What's my Line? Jackie Robinson

http://youtu.be/9LaRkuU-YjM

What's my Line? Branch Rickey

http://youtu.be/rPV-O_caBrs

You can watch the original 1950 film in which he played himself, The Jackie Robinson Story with Minor Watson as Branch Rickey here on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/hCBoskYx3Is

Meanwhile, the woes continue at Chavez Ravine

Los Angeles Times

Dodgers Blog

Attendance at Dodger Stadium continues to plunge

By Steve Dilbeck and The Times’ Dodgers reporters

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dodgers/2011/05/attendance-at-dodger-stadium-continues-to-plunge.html

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http://www.ebbets.com/

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