Los Angeles, the home of the Lakers, USC Football, UCLA Basketball, the Kings and "the once proud Dodgers". Yes, Koufax, Drysdale, Valenzuela, Garvey, Davey Lopes, Piazza, Ron Cey and of recent vintage "Manny ". Yes, one of the most beautiful places in the country to watch baseball, with annual attendance of $4 million. Eating tacos, drinking beer and watching the Dodgers. Plus 5 championships(will doublecheck ) since arriving in L.A. Tommy Lasorda eating pasta every night in the best Italian Trattorias .....And now this!
Disgrace, bankruptcy, a messy, ugly public divorce between the owners, Major League Baseball taking over the team's financial operations. Can you imagine, Manny Ramirez being a creditor to the tune of $21 million ? The people of L.A. must be losing sleep over the thought of losing the Dodgers after losing the Rams and Raiders!
Somehow, if my dad and grandfather(2 Brooklyn boys from President Street) were still alive, I can't help thinking that a small smile would appear on their faces...Just a small amount of payback for losing their "beloved Dodgers " to the West Coast.
Bring em back to Brooklyn...Plenty of room for a new, domed stadium!
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