Breslin Scores With Branch Rickey Book; DiMaggio Reconsidered
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This spring, Jimmy Breslin steps out of the bullpen with a terrific biography of Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey.
Rickey would have been enshrined in baseball history merely for his ingenuity in inventing the farm system. But he’s also remembered as the visionary who brought Jackie Robinson, and an entire race, into baseball in 1947. Breslin’s “Branch Rickey” (Viking, $19.95) is a near-poetic celebration of the man and his courage, and it is also a reminder of the virtuosity of Jimmy Breslin.