baseball

ADAM JONES

Over a decade ago, Major League Baseball retired Jackie Robinson’s number: no player would wear his number again. This year, on the anniversary of his debut, players around baseball wore #42 as a tribute to Jackie.

Adam Jones wore #42 for the Orioles. This kid (yes, kid. he’s 1.5 years younger than me) is on my fantasy team, so I was excited that he hit a home run. But more importantly, a nice tribute to Jackie Robinson. When Adam hit the home run, one of the commentators said, “Somewhere, Jackie Robinson is smiling.” I’m sure he is. Go Orioles!

rookie

congrats to Richmonder Justin Verlander for winning the american league Rookie of the Year award! good to have more reasons be proud of Richmond.