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  Another Jackie Robinson  Day in the MLB has come and gone. Wait a minute, it is still going. That's right, it is such an awesome dealie that the Cincinnati Reds get to do it twice. Since the Pittsburgh Pirates were off yesterday, the Reds get to wear their stylish No. 42's again tonight. I wrote an article for Bleacher Report last year throwing my two cents worth of opinion on the over-celebrated status of the event. I guess Jackie Robinson must be the most important player to ever play the game. No Babe Ruth day, no Lou Gehrig day, no Hank Aaron day. First of all let me say that I am not playing a "race card." I have no racist bones in my old school body. Not one! He was a very good, perhaps great player. But does the baseball world have to stop every year on Tax Day to r ...

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Article written by Cliff Eastham