I felt unhappy and trapped. If I left baseball, where could I go, what could I do to earn enough money to help my mother and to marry Rachel? The solution to my problem was only days away in the hands of a tough, shrewd, courageous man called Branch Rickey, the president of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Brooklyn was a famous team. I wanted to play for the Dodgers.

If you don't love the Dodgers, there's a good chance you may not get into Heaven.

I grew up a Detroit Tigers fan, and now to be an owner of the Dodgers is amazing.