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Posted on 06/27/2011 6:04:52 AM PDT by Keith in Iowa
LA Dodgers file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
headline only so far - CNBC says it's in a Delaware court...
You would like Let's Keep the Dodgers in Brooklyn by Phil Foster (1957). Foster, an actor and comedian, was a native of Brooklyn.
It won’t be long before the LA fans are booing American teams like the San Diego fans just did, booing the American soccer team and cheering for Mexico’s team.
LA. San Diego. They are all La Raza teams now.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2740591/posts
Oops. Bad memory. It was the LA fans booing the US soccer team.
Yup, La Raza Dodgers fits perfectly. Let the beatings of US fans begin.
I recall the 1959 World Series, when Larry Sherry, Wally Moon and Duke Snider became heroes in our community as well as throughout the Southland. In 1960, when I owned a small radio that could get only two stations, KRLA and KFI, I spent nights listening to Vin Scully announcing the games over KFI, which is now the Southern California home of Rush Limbaugh.
In 1963, when I was in junior high school, we spent our physical education class watching the World Series. Dodger fans crowded around one TV set, while a few Yankee fans watched another set on the other side of the room.
In 1965, I stayed up late into the night listening to the Dodgers win the 1965 World Series over the Armed Forces Network when I was living in Gross Zimmern, Germany.
Today, I live in Orange County, where most of my friends and acquaintances are Angels fans, but I'm still true to the blue.
Were they worth it...no, they were not worth it! For the price of that one game, I could have spent a weekend in Vegas...airfare included!
Also, I was being sarcastic about the Dodgers ticket price. I think maybe $25 should be the median price for a ballgame ticket. Of course, that would mean the average ballplayer would make maybe $500K a year instead of $5m a year.
Not surprised, but I am sad for all my friends who bleed Dodger Blue. Our church, for the first time ever, is having a baseball outing to see the Angels instead of the Dodgers. As Angel fans, we always felt like the oddballs in the group. This year, we feel like hosts who finally persuaded our friends to come to the party.
You may love the Jints and hate the Dodgers, while I feel the exact opposite, but anyone who loves baseball cannot feel overjoyed at any team being jeopardized this way. McCourt is not only bad for the Dodgers but for baseball. He has notified that he is hell-bent on not only bringing down the team but much more.
It's too bad you don't have a spirit of sportsmanship and love for the sport, ScottinVA. I'm an original L.A. Dodgers fan, vintage 1958, and I love my team. But I appreciate rare talent wherever it appears and that includes your catcher Buster Posey. I felt bad that he was taken out for the season and, btw, I argue that he was NOT blocking the plate.
Our revered announcer, Vin Scully, has also openly admired Posey, and Vin is widely respected and idolized around baseball. ScottinVA, do you also rejoice that Scully's paycheck is now in jeopardy?
Relax. It was said in jest. Actually seeing the city of L.A. take the hit is more gratifying, rather than the Dodger team. I grew up with the Giant-Dodger rivalry and would miss it if half of that rivalry ceased to exist.
” I recall the 1959 World Series, when Larry Sherry, Wally Moon and Duke Snider became heroes “
I was only 7 , and living in CT , but I too was a huge Dodger fan . Don’t even remember how I became one though . After all , we had the Red Sox and Yankees who were a heck of a lot closer ! My friend and I listened to that game on a transistor radio , and when the Dodgers won the series we road up and down our street like town criers announcing “ The Dodgers won the World Series ! I continued to be a Dodger fan ( fan of MLB for that matter ) until 1985 when I went to Japan , where I have remained all these years . No interest in any pro sports whatsoever .
I wouldn’t miss the Jints’ fans and all the crap they did to our players at Candlestick. Those were some nasty, over the line scenes.
The Red Sox were finally able to Reverse The Curse, so anything is possible.
Well, I`ve watched many a game in which Giants` players had size D batteries and other objects thrown at them during games. The ugliness in bitter rivalries extends to both sides. That Brian Stow incident in LA stands out in my mind above all.
“would the players have an obligation to play”
As they challenge the Padres for last place, I think the Dodgers have already answered that question.
Vin can come to SF and do color for the Giants. They can fit him in. I`m sure Vin is well set financially.
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I have the utmost respect for all honest fans who stick with their team through the losses as well as the wins. My contempt is only reserved for the bandwagon fans who only support winners. Even then - heck it is only sports, so whatever. It is not real life, like Obamacare and choking on national debt over GDP. It’s just entertainment.
But still, it is fun entertainment and I have respect for the real fans who suppot their losing teams, no respect for the people who only support winners or only support their team when it is doing well.
I was born in 1958, the same year as the San Francsico Giants, so I don’t remember anything from the ‘50s and ‘60s.
I am a huge SF Giants fan and a fan of baseball in general. I love rivalries - especially one as long standing as the Giants/Dodgers. :) It makes for fun times when watching.
PS: I totally miss my Buster Posey! He was so much fun to watch. I love seeing the young players work their way up, hit the big leagues and make their mark. :D
I've been a fan for 40+ years - ever since I had the opportunity to meet Willie Mays in person. He was a friend of friends. All I remember is that he was really nice - and he drove a pink Cadillac. :D
I also spent many nights freezing my butt off out at Candlestick Park. As I got older it was a place to go on dates. Don't like sports - Strike One Don't like baseball - Strike Two Don't love my SF Giants - Strike Three! Thankfully my husband and I are both lovers of sports and are bringing up the kids in the same.
My sports obsession(?) goes so far as to when my husband and I got married they had to keep dragging me out of the bar...no because I was drinking but because there was a PRE-SEASON SF 49er game on TV. sad but true...
Please tell me you are kidding.......
I think I have proven my fanship with my support of the USC Trojans. From 1973 until 1999, I attended every home game including bowl games. I plan to attend all the home games this year as well, and I will try to make it to the games at UC Berkeley and Colorado this fall as well.
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