Bill Mardo, Writer Who Pushed Baseball to Integrate, Dies at 88
Mr. Mardo covered Robinson's 1st spring education, with the Dodgers' Montreal Royals farm group in 1946, and wrote of the hostility towards him in elements of segregated Florida. As Robinson was concluding a brilliant 1946 season, Mr. Mardo wrote that …
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A's agree to terms with right-hander Bartolo Colon
By JANIE McCAULEY, AP Baseball Author ST PETERSBURG, FL – SEPTEMBER 27: Pitcher Bartolo Colon #40 of the New York Yankees pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays throughout the game at Tropicana Field on September 27, 2011 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Ole Miss No. 22 in preseason baseball poll
I do not assume we are prepared to compete with Florida or USC but we need to hold our personal this year. I assume we will see aa different mindset this year, specifically in the late innings. I like it that Baseball America sees prospective with this team.
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