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Yankees Go Home

Congratulations to the New York Yankees on their 27th world championship. Nice job inaugurating the new stadium.And while I can’t say I was too sad by the looks of disappointment on the...

Started in The Trolley Dodger • 4 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: al east, nl east, playoffs, phillies, world series
Wait til next year!

Until 1955, the Brooklyn Dodgers had gone through a long series of near-misses at World Series glory, coming close but not close enough. It became a running theme and spawned a team slogan:...

Started in The Trolley Dodger • 3 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: al east, brooklyn, dodgers, history, nl east
Feeling Blue

After last night’s ninth-inning derailment, I was just about ready to give up on baseball.Well, not really, but it felt like it for a few minutes. That was a gut punch if ever there was one,...

Started in The Trolley Dodger • 3 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: dodgers, philosophy, playoffs
Vey iz mir

No offense to the Phillies, but they didn’t beat us. We beat ourselves.I’m sure I’ll be able to manage some sort of reasoned, well-thought-out response tomorrow. But right now,...

Started in The Trolley Dodger • 3 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: dodgers, nl east, playoffs, nlcs, phillies
Trolley Dodger at Philippe’s

Thanks to Larry Harnisch of the LA Times and The Daily Mirror blog for hosting lunch this afternoon at the always-tasty Philippe’s restaurant. We had a great time talking Los Angeles history,...

Started in The Trolley Dodger • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: history, los angeles, philippe
Trolley Dodger at Philippe

Thanks to Larry Harnisch of the LA Times and The Daily Mirror blog for hosting lunch this afternoon at the always-tasty Philippe’s restaurant. We had a great time talking Los Angeles history,...

Started in The Trolley Dodger • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: history, los angeles, philippe
With crocodile tears and a pocketful of tissues

Following up on the recent Steve Lopez post, “How to generate hits in these troubled times”, Lopez announced his tickets were going to be awarded to a local firefighter. Of course. The...

Started in The Trolley Dodger • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: dodgers, jon weisman, la times, manny ramirez, media
Breaking ducks

I ran across a phrase in an article on a member of the soccer club I’ve adopted as favorite, Bohemian FC of Dublin: It may have taken some time for the 21-year-old [Conor Powell] to break...

Started in The Trolley Dodger • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: history, misc, cricket, soccer
Dodgers 1 Pundits 0

Not even the hometown newspaper picked them to win. Congratulations to the Dodgers sweeping the Cardinals.We’re excited here at Trolley Dodger HQ, but it is as subdued as the on-field...

Started in The Trolley Dodger • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: dodgers, mlb, playoffs, cardinals, nlds
How to generate hits in these troubled times

Pick a topic that will cause controversy. Say, Manny Ramirez’s drug suspension. Come up with a gimmick to bring in the links and hits. Say, “…I’m giving my World Series...

Started in The Trolley Dodger • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: dodgers, la times, manny ramirez, media, bill plaschke
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