By John Lillpop ——Bio and Archives--April 16, 2009
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"There will be No. 42s everywhere on Wednesday as Major League Baseball honors Jackie Robinson’s first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers, which came on April 15, 1947. Commissioner Bud Selig has asked that all managers, coaches and players on the 30 major league teams wear Robinson’s number as a sign of unified support for the anniversary, which marks the breaking of baseball’s color barrier."So, Bud Selig thinks that the diversity brought about by Jackie Robinson should be celebrated by making everyone the same? What the hell is the logic in that, Bud? Selig's hair brained scheme had other fall out: With everyone wearing No. 42, rowdy fans were denied the pleasure of knowing exactly whom they were booing! In addition sportswriters, broadcasters, public address announcers, and scoreboard operators were forced to remain cold sober for more than three consecutive hours just to avoid complete chaos, what with all of those No. 42s to keep track of. What next, Bud?
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John W. Lillpop is a recovering liberal. “Clean and sober” since 1992 when last he voted for a Democrat. For years, John lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, the very liberal sanctuary city which protects, rather than prosecutes, certain favored criminals. John escaped the Bay Area in May and now lives in Pine Grove California where conservative values are still in vogue.