DODGERS NOTEBOOK : EXPOS MARK ANNIVERSARY OF JACKIE ROBINSON'S DEBUT.The Montreal Expos The Montreal Expos (French: Les Expos de Montréal) were a Major League Baseball team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1969 until 2004. After the 2004 season, the franchise relocated to Washington, D.C. and became the Washington Nationals. honored the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut with the Montreal Royals on Friday night when they unveiled the No. 20 adjacent to Olympic Stadium's home plate. A ceremony that included a short speech by Rachel Robinson Rachel Robinson, born Rachel Annetta Isum (July 19, 1922), is a former nurse and the widow of the famous African-American baseball player, Jackie Robinson. Rachel was born in Los Angeles, California, and attended UCLA. , Jackie's widow, was attended by Jesse Simms, Robinson's grandson, National League president Leonard Coleman, Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda and Expos manager Felipe Alou Robinson broke baseball's color barrier on April 18, 1946, with the Royals, a Dodgers minor-league affiliate. He wore No. 20. ``I always feel emotional about that time,'' said Rachel Robinson, 73, in a pre-ceremony press conference. ``We came here quite bruised and battered from spring training in the southern part of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . ``It was a glorious, glorious summer. I will never forget that this was the birthplace of his career in many ways.'' Robinson announced that she would no longer serve as chairwoman for the Jackie Robinson Foundation The Jackie Robinson Foundation is a non-profit organization which provides scholarships to minority youths for higher education, as well as preserving the legacy of Baseball Hall of Fame member, Jackie Robinson. , which provides scholarships for students, and that Coleman would fill her position. ``We know Jackie Robinson Noun 1. Jackie Robinson - United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972) Jack Roosevelt Robinson, Robinson is walking this earth in those shoes,'' she said. Really, stay: Mike Busch's option to Triple-A Albuquerque was so short he never even got to Albuquerque. Busch was notified Wednesday night that he would return to the minor leagues because the club needed a middle infielder, specifically, Juan Castro. Utilityman Chad Fonville had several shaky games at shortstop in the absence of Greg Gagne. ``I had been doing the job for them, I think,'' he said. ``Then they tell me they're sending me down. Naturally, I was upset. That kind of chopped me off at the knees.'' On Thursday morning he sent his wife and daughter out on an early flight to Albuquerque. Several hours later, he was told that Gagne was disabled, and therefore he would travel with the Dodgers to Montreal. The boomerang boomerang (b  `mərăng'), special form of throwing stick, used mainly by the aborigines of Australia. transaction.
``Boom, I'm back up here,'' Busch said with a laugh. ``Got my legs back.'' Add transaction: Gagne was examined Thursday morning by a foot specialist, who diagnosed a two-sided sprain sprain, stretching or wrenching of the ligaments and tendons of a joint, often with rupture of the tissues but without dislocation. Sprains occur most commonly at the ankle, knee, or wrist joints, causing pain, swelling, and difficulty in moving the involved joint. . Due to have joined the club Friday night in Montreal, Gagne will be eligible to come off the disabled list on June 2, the last day of the current road trip. No delivery: Catcher Mike Piazza did not start Friday night's game. Though his knee has appeared sore, Piazza said he is healthy and will be in tonight's lineup. Tom Prince started in his place. |
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