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<img decoding="async" src="//thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/69/2e/article_692e1bb7-68dd-4a22-ae1d-1da6b2a2ffe8.jpg" alt="Blue Jays Players on Jackie Robinson Day" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"><br />Photo Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t stand that I&#8217;m always rushing through Game Threats in order to get them posted sometime before the damn first inning ends for a lot of reasons. One of my biggest frustrations about it comes about just once a year, every April 15th. Today is Jackie Robinson day, and it&#8217;s an occasion that deserves some poignant words, not me blasting through a half-assed preamble and making it all about me. Yet here we are!</p>
<p>Fortunately, everybody knows the basics of Jackie&#8217;s story and why celebrating him is so important.</p>
<p>Doubly fortunately, I think I can do better than adding a few verbal flourishes by sharing this one piece of information: the two-part Ken Burns documentary on Robinson that came out this week, which I have yet to watch but is supposed to be excellent, is available to view in full at <a href="http://www.pbs.org/show/jackie-robinson/">PBS.org</a>. And it doesn&#8217;t even seem to be geo-fenced!</p>
<p>You&#8217;re welcome.</p>
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<p>SCUTTLEBUTT FORTHCOMING (Maybe?)</p>
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<b>TV</b>: Sportsnet</div>
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<b>Next Game(s)</b>: Tomorrow, @ Red Sox, 7:10 PM ET</div>
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<div><i>And now, the lineups&#8230;</i></div>
<h2>Toronto Blue Jays</h2>
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<div>Kevin Pillar(R) CF</div>
<div>Josh Donaldson(R) 3B</div>
<div>Jose Bautista(R) RF</div>
<div>Edwin Encarnacion(R) DH</div>
<div>Troy Tulowitzki(R) SS</div>
<div>Justin Smoak(S) 1B</div>
<div>Michael Saunders(L) LF</div>
<div>Ryan Goins(L) 2B</div>
<div>Josh Thole(L) C</div>
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<div>RHP RA Dickey</div>
<h2>Boston Red Sox</h2>
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<div>Mookie Betts(R) RF</div>
<div>Dustin Pedroia(R) 2B</div>
<div>Xander Bogaerts(R) SS</div>
<div>David Ortiz(L) DH</div>
<div>Hanley Ramirez(R) 1B</div>
<div>Travis Shaw(L) 3B</div>
<div>Brock Holt(L) LF</div>
<div>Christian Vazquez(R) C</div>
<div>Jackie Bradley(L) CF</div>
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<div>RHP Rick Porcello</div>

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<img src="//thenationnetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/images/69/2e/article_692e1bb7-68dd-4a22-ae1d-1da6b2a2ffe8.jpg" alt="Blue Jays Players on Jackie Robinson Day" style="width: 100%; height: auto;"><br>Photo Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports</p><p>I can't stand that I'm always rushing through Game Threats in order to get them posted sometime before the damn first inning ends for a lot of reasons. One of my biggest frustrations about it comes about just once a year, every April 15th. Today is Jackie Robinson day, and it's an occasion that deserves some poignant words, not me blasting through a half-assed preamble and making it all about me. Yet here we are!</p><p>Fortunately, everybody knows the basics of Jackie's story and why celebrating him is so important.</p><p>Doubly fortunately, I think I can do better than adding a few verbal flourishes by sharing this one piece of information: the two-part Ken Burns documentary on Robinson that came out this week, which I have yet to watch but is supposed to be excellent, is available to view in full at <a href="http://www.pbs.org/show/jackie-robinson/">PBS.org</a>. And it doesn't even seem to be geo-fenced!</p><p>You're welcome.</p><h2>Scuttlebutt</h2><p></p><p>SCUTTLEBUTT FORTHCOMING (Maybe?)</p><div>
<b>TV</b>: Sportsnet</div><div><br></div><div>
<b>Next Game(s)</b>: Tomorrow, @ Red Sox, 7:10 PM ET</div><div><br></div><div><i>And now, the lineups...</i></div><h2>Toronto Blue Jays</h2><div></div><div>Kevin Pillar(R) CF</div><div>Josh Donaldson(R) 3B</div><div>Jose Bautista(R) RF</div><div>Edwin Encarnacion(R) DH</div><div>Troy Tulowitzki(R) SS</div><div>Justin Smoak(S) 1B</div><div>Michael Saunders(L) LF</div><div>Ryan Goins(L) 2B</div><div>Josh Thole(L) C</div><div><br></div><div>RHP RA Dickey</div><h2>Boston Red Sox</h2><div></div><div>Mookie Betts(R) RF</div><div>Dustin Pedroia(R) 2B</div><div>Xander Bogaerts(R) SS</div><div>David Ortiz(L) DH</div><div>Hanley Ramirez(R) 1B</div><div>Travis Shaw(L) 3B</div><div>Brock Holt(L) LF</div><div>Christian Vazquez(R) C</div><div>Jackie Bradley(L) CF</div><div><br></div><div>RHP Rick Porcello</div>

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