Martha's Vineyard man hopes to thank Obama with Jackie Robinson photo

[Pirate Smile]

Today is a good day to remember the bile and hatred always spewed at pioneers. I just saw this article:

Martha's Vineyard man hopes to thank Obama with Jackie Robinson photo



OAK BLUFFS — During last year’s Obama family vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, part-time island resident Tom Murro and his daughter, Lauren, got to meet the president at Farm Neck Golf Club.

This year, Murro and his daughter are coming back to the Vineyard, to try to complete a long effort to present the president with a gift, to thank him for making the time to pose with them for photographs last year.

“Gifting Obama isn’t easy” said Murro, who doesn’t want to chance damaging the gift—a photograph—by mailing it, and can’t figure out how to get it to the president.

The gift is a photograph of Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers sliding safe into home plate in the 1955 World Series, ahead of the tag from New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra. Murro had the picture autographed by Berra, who wrote: “Dear Mr. President. He was out.”

Murro, of New Jersey, is arriving on the island with the photo on Sunday, and is hoping to raise some attention to his plight so that some intermediary will volunteer to get the picture to the president.

The president is scheduled to arrive on Martha's Vineyard with his family this afternoon and plans to stay for 10 days. The trip marks the second year in a row the first family has vacationed on the island retreat.

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2010/08/marthas_vineyar_1.html?camp=localsearch:on:twit:rtbutton

[geek tragedy]

1. Obama should accept it and donate it to the Baseball HOF in Cooperstown.

That is an amazing piece of history.

[Pirate Smile]

3. That is such a cool piece of baseball history. I have a feeling this guy is going to get to give it

to President Obama. :)

[rasputin1952]

4. It sure is!

An action photo from 1955 of Jackie Robinson, autographed by Yogi Berra..Wow.

Look at the determination in Robinson's eyes..this man was playing for keeps!..:woohoo:

[CatWoman]

2. that is so sweet

:)

[Renew Deal]

5. Great gift

:bounce:

And I recently heard that Yogi will argue to this day that he was out.

[Phx_Dem]

6. What a thoughtful man. n/t

[msanthrope]

7. Yogi has always maintained Jackie was out. And he's right. n/t

[Brother Buzz]

9. If Yogi says he's out, then he's out

But it's a moot subject anyway:
The Yankees won that game despite Robinson's steal home, yet the Dodgers went on to win the series.

[elleng]

10. The Dodgers went on to win the series!!!!

[Coexist]

8. thats wonderful