Brooks Robinson, Hall of Fame Orioles third baseman, dies at 86
Source: Washington Post
Brooks Robinson, the Hall of Fame Baltimore Orioles third baseman who helped lead his team to two World Series championships and is widely regarded as baseball’s greatest defensive third baseman ever, died Sept. 26 at 86.
The team announced the death but did not disclose further details.
During a 23-year career in Baltimore, Mr. Robinson was an All Star for 15 seasons and won the Gold Glove award as the top fielder at his position 16 years in a row. His ability to grab any ball hit in his direction earned him many nicknames, including “the Human Vacuum Cleaner,” and he remained one of Baltimore’s best-loved athletes long after his retirement in 1977. . .
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Another icon of my youth gone. He was the best.
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. . . There were a lot of jokes about the two men being brothers, when they were obviously of different races. Some people today might look upon such observations and humor as "cringe" and I can understand that.
But I look upon those jokes as people trying--trying to bridge the gaps between groups whom history and society designated as other from one another. People who grew up in different neighborhoods who never got a chance to know each other shared a hometown pride in the Robinson Brothers. It was hardly a groundbreaking moment in the struggle against racism and maybe it is silly and embarassing now. Still, it was nice to see the hate and suspicion set aside in the admiration that all Baltimorians had for this duo.
