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Bluzmann57

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2. Jackie Robinson played in Montreal too

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2015, 07:43 PM

May 2015

He played a year of Minor League ball up there before coming to the Dodgers. From all indications, he was treated just fine. And Jackie Robinson's career was pretty darn good. So maybe Sam can parallel Robinson except in football rather than baseball.

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Burke: Michael Sam signing with CFL historic moment [View all] Omaha Steve May 2015 OP

Good for Michael Sam. I wish I could get a job in Canada. mountain grammy May 2015 #1

Jackie Robinson played in Montreal too Bluzmann57 May 2015 #2

"Luckily, the Dodgers had exactly the spot in their organization at Montreal" KamaAina May 2015 #3

But Jackie Robinson MosheFeingold May 2015 #14

Narcissism will be your undoing. Buzz Clik May 2015 #20

Yo no comprendo. n/t MosheFeingold May 2015 #21

sonreír para la cámara Buzz Clik May 2015 #22

Fifteen men have made the jump from the CFL to the NFL jmowreader May 2015 #4

Jackie Robinson played in Montreal too before anywhere applegrove May 2015 #5

Alouettes and Michael Sam... Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #6

Good luck to Michael Sam in Montreal Jack Rabbit May 2015 #7

I hope he loves it. He deserves to be happy. Elmer S. E. Dump May 2015 #8

Great for him. a la izquierda May 2015 #9

I agree heartily with all three of your sentences! beac May 2015 #10

He's had three or four 'historic moments'... Oktober May 2015 #11

Please elaborate. Fearless May 2015 #12

All of his 'firsts' would have meant something... Oktober May 2015 #15

What utter nonsense. Fearless May 2015 #17

I Think He'll Do Very Well Up There ProfessorGAC May 2015 #13

Why would you expect him to do any better... Oktober May 2015 #16

The style of the game is different and better suited to him? Fearless May 2015 #18

That's Why ProfessorGAC May 2015 #19