I do not care if the guy is yellow or black, or if he has stripes like a fucking zebra. I’m the manager of this team, and I say he plays. What’s more, I say he can make us all rich. And if any of you cannot use the money, I will see that you are all traded.
20100415 @ 1515
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Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo “The Lip” Durocher on Jackie Robinson’s 1947 debut with the club
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