Since the US government changed it’s stance towards Cuba, the island republic is hot. Not only did the Biloxi Shuckers attempt to arrange games vs. Cuban teams, some MLB teams are doing the same. Today, the website of FOX Sports headed that MLB is considering to play Spring Training games in Cuba. According to Baseball…
Even though the history of the Dodgers goes back to 1883 when the Brooklyn Grays were founded, the history of the illustreous Dodgers would start in the early 1900’s when Charlie Ebbets bought the team, then still playing at Washington Park. From 1905 Ebbets started to purchase pieces of land in Flatbush, then a slum…
After the New York Giants won the World Series in the previous year, the Dodgers started the season hopeful as ever. How many World Series had they played without winning one? 1916 and 1920 as the Robins, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1952 and 1953. In five of these World Series appearances, the hated Yankees were…
Gil Hodges, the manager that guided the Mets to their very first World Series title during their miracle run of 1969 (sorry Cubs fans), will mostly be remembered as the first baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers. With him the Dodgers won their only World Series as Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955. …
I wrote the following piece for my monthly colum in the Cuban baseball magazine Universo Beisbol. In this piece I want to share my point of view on the move of the Dodgers to Los Angeles. Over the years, the LA press and especially the O’Malley family have re-written history in favour of Walter O’Malley….
