What is a Dodger?
Question:The LA Dodgers used to be the Brooklyn Dodgers. But what the heck is a Dodger?
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The term 'Trolley Dodgers' was attached to the Brooklyn ball club due to the complexmaze of trolley cars that weaved its way through the borough of Brooklyn. The name
was then shortened to just 'Dodgers.'
What does wbo on an autographed baseball mean?
A ANIMAL LOL?I always wondered the same thing!
The only "Dodger" I know is a draft dodger.
George brett hit 390 , why dont we hear about rod carew hitting 388?
They were called the Trolley Dodgers originally - just shortened to Dodgers.Was baseball designed for right handers?
Back when the team was in Brooklyn, it was quite common for trolleys to operate on NY City streets, riding on rails with overhead electrical wires. As the trolleys would clang their way through the city, people would scurry out of their way, "dodging" the trolleys. Brooklyn's team, the "Dodgers", came about from that activity.The Brooklyn baseball club that eventually became the NL Dodgers was established in 1883, and the team joined the upstart American Association the following year. Originally the Brooklyn team was known as the "Atlantics" (a reference to the earlier National Assocation team), and later as the "Grays." After several of the team's players were married in succession in 1888, the press began referring to the team as the "Brooklyn Bridegrooms." The Bridegrooms won the AA pennant in 1889. Upon switching to the National League in 1890, the franchise became the first of only three major league sports teams, and the only major league baseball team, to win championships in different leagues in consecutive years. (The other two sports teams to win consecutive championships in different leagues were the 1948-1949 Minneapolis Lakers and the 1949-1950 Cleveland Browns.) Eight years passed before any more success followed. Because of joint ownership between the two clubs, several Hall of Fame players were sold to Brooklyn by the soon-to-be-defunct Baltimore Orioles, along with their manager, Ned Hanlon. This catapulted Brooklyn to instant contention, and "Brooklyn Superbas" (as the team was known in the late 1890s because the manager shared a surname with "Hanlon's Superbas," a popular acrobatic troupe at the time) lived up to their name, winning pennants in 1899 and 1900.
Teams of this era played in two principal ballparks, Washington Park and Eastern Park. They first earned the nickname "Trolley Dodgers," later shortened to Dodgers, while at Eastern Park during the 1890s because of the difficulty fans (and players) had in reaching the ballpark due to the number of trolley lines in the area. The name "Trolley Dodgers" is recorded separately in two newspapers on September 3, 1895. [1] The club also engaged in a series of mergers during this period, acquiring the New York Metropolitans in 1888 for territorial protection and star contracts, merging with the Brooklyn Wonders in 1891 as part of the Players League settlement, and merging with the Baltimore Orioles (NL) in 1900 as part of the National League's consolidation of clubs.
Why do the Umpire move around?
1. somebody avoiding duty: somebody who avoids a duty or responsibility,especially by using dishonest or deceitful methods.2. somebody dishonest: somebody cunning and untrustworthy.
3. u.s. handbill: a small leaflet or notice
4. sheltering screen on ship: a canvas screen on a ship or yacht to protect the person at the helm from spray.
To answer this differently, anyone who played with Koufax and Robinson is a Dodger.
JoMo
When do you think the next World Baseball Classic is going to be on?
I believe a Dodger is an old wooden ship used in the colonial days to "dodge" off pirates (not related to the Pittsburgh Pirates).What were ya saying?..Yankees won baby..!!?
THE TEAM WAS CALLED THE TROLLEY DODGERS AT ONE POINT. THE NAME WAS SHORTENED TO THE DODGERS.Do you think baseball should get rid of the balk?
Just as an almost-related side note. The explanation about Brooklynites being called "trolley dodgers," and the nickname attaching to the team is correct. I've always been mildly amused that LA took two teams that had names related specifically to their original homes, but didn't change the names (How many lakes in LA, anway?)I'm done. Carry on.
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