This is inspired by my viewing of the Brooklyn Dodgers today on HBO.
In the 50's, Walter O'Malley realized that the Dodgers needed a new stadium. He found a great location at Atlantic and Flatbush Avenue, and he wanted to build a domed stadium there. He kept writing letters to Robert Moses, who rejected his wishes. Eventually, Moses said that he would build a stadium, but in Flushing, not in Brooklyn.
Meanwhile, LA was putting on a full-court press in trying to land the Dodgers. There was reports that O'Malley was looking for land to find a ballpark, and he found a good site at Chavez Ravine. Reports were getting back to New York that a ballpark site was found in LA, and that O'Malley was considering moving the team to LA.
So, the mayor has a meeting with Moses. They realize that the Giants want to go to Minny, and that the Dodgers will leave too if they don't take action. So, they schedule a meeting with O'Malley, and decide to give in and build the dome in Brooklyn, which would be ready by 1960. The Dodgers would sign a 25-year lease, keeping them there until 1985. As for the Giants, they end up moving to Minnesota.
But what if the Dodgers moved to LA?
In the 50's, Walter O'Malley realized that the Dodgers needed a new stadium. He found a great location at Atlantic and Flatbush Avenue, and he wanted to build a domed stadium there. He kept writing letters to Robert Moses, who rejected his wishes. Eventually, Moses said that he would build a stadium, but in Flushing, not in Brooklyn.
Meanwhile, LA was putting on a full-court press in trying to land the Dodgers. There was reports that O'Malley was looking for land to find a ballpark, and he found a good site at Chavez Ravine. Reports were getting back to New York that a ballpark site was found in LA, and that O'Malley was considering moving the team to LA.
So, the mayor has a meeting with Moses. They realize that the Giants want to go to Minny, and that the Dodgers will leave too if they don't take action. So, they schedule a meeting with O'Malley, and decide to give in and build the dome in Brooklyn, which would be ready by 1960. The Dodgers would sign a 25-year lease, keeping them there until 1985. As for the Giants, they end up moving to Minnesota.
But what if the Dodgers moved to LA?
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