tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post4649231367238521700..comments2024-01-27T02:33:23.675-08:00Comments on Beverly in Movieland: Spike Lee Does the Right Thing Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-88886270747375212342021-10-24T10:22:58.481-07:002021-10-24T10:22:58.481-07:00Thanks for the baseball trivia, Bob. I believe tha...Thanks for the baseball trivia, Bob. I believe that Mookie Betts did get his nickname from Mookie Wilson. I also read that when he was born his baseball-crazy parents give him the initials MLB, standing of course for Major League Baseball. I wasn't aware of the 42 on his back -- how could I have missed that! Go Dodgers -- in 2022!Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-67803901271105452362021-10-23T18:13:50.707-07:002021-10-23T18:13:50.707-07:00Beverly, A wonderful and insightful piece about an...Beverly, A wonderful and insightful piece about an excellent movie and a master director, Spike. A couple of things. 1) Mookie’s name may have come from Mookie Wilson, who starred for my W S winning Mets. 2) More Importantly-Mookie wears Brooklyn Dodgers uniform with the number 42 on the back, the number of the most important baseball player of All Time,my hero-Jackie Roosevelt Robinson, may he Rest In Peace. Bob Bob Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711435806889560043noreply@blogger.com