Category Archives: Dodgers

Dodgers are coming to L.A.?

Posted on July 18, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Dodgers Staying in Brooklyn

Posted on July 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

July 15, 1957Los Angeles Not so fast, Los Angeles. The Bums aren’t coming!

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on June 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

June 22, 1957 By now, presumably, people who voted for the $40,000,000 bond issue to extend the city’s park and recreation system and expand the zoo know that $2,000,000 of the money will go for roads into Chavez Ravine, where … Continue reading →

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Name the Dodgers!

Posted on June 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

What should we call our new team? Hey I know!

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Traffic forecast

Posted on June 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

They said it: City Councilman Edward R. Roybal: Chavez Ravine is "the worst possible place for a major league park." Roybal said he favored Wrigley Field or a location in East L.A., predicting that putting a baseball stadium in Chavez … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on May 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 20, 1957 It is characteristic of our pueblo to blow up a typhoon over matters which might more wisely be handled quietly and in proper perspective. For instance, the fuss over the impending arrival of the Brooklyn Dodgers. As … Continue reading →

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Crazy O’Malley

Posted on May 3, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dear Walter, What’s this I hear about you looking over the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to play baseball? You must be joking! Do you know how far it would be from home plate to the left field wall? 250 feet!

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Dear Mr. O’Malley

Posted on April 19, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 19, 1957 Los Angeles Dear Walter, We all know that the lease on Ebbets Field expires in 1959. How would you like a nice 78-acre parcel in Flushing Meadows, 12 miles from Midtown Manhattan, for the Dodgers? Forget this … Continue reading →

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