What's particularly fascinating about this, is that as legendary as Branch Rickey is -- not only to baseball, but also popular culture -- he's not there as a Mystery Guest. The only reasons the panelists need blindfolds here, the host John Daley explains, is that there's an area of recognition that gave them "pause." The reason becomes clear later. And also, his "line" that they have to guess doesn't even have anything to do with the Dodgers or Jackie Robinson. But it's great fun regardless.
If you saw the movie, 42, and were impressed by Harrison Ford's tour-de-force performance as Branch Rickey, you might enjoy this. It's the real Branch Rickey on What's My Line?, putting on a performance as himself. (And showing all the more why Ford's performance was so good.) What's particularly fascinating about this, is that as legendary as Branch Rickey is -- not only to baseball, but also popular culture -- he's not there as a Mystery Guest. The only reasons the panelists need blindfolds here, the host John Daley explains, is that there's an area of recognition that gave them "pause." The reason becomes clear later. And also, his "line" that they have to guess doesn't even have anything to do with the Dodgers or Jackie Robinson. But it's great fun regardless.
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Ronzy2
5/7/2013 07:26:33 am
Might want to add this... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_League
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Robert Elisberg
5/7/2013 09:15:37 am
Thanks for the added information.
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AuthorRobert J. Elisberg is a two-time recipient of the Lucille Ball Award for comedy screenwriting. He's written for film, TV, the stage, and two best-selling novels, and is a regular columnist for the Huffington Post and the Writers Guild of America. Among his other writing, he has a long-time column on technology (which he sometimes understands), and co-wrote a book on world travel. As a lyricist, he is a member of ASCAP, and has contributed to numerous publications. Feedspot Badge of Honor
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