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Vin Scully's Last Innings

Robert E. Murphy | Posted 09.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Bob Gibson, Gil Hodges, Spotsman's Park, Vin Scully, Los Angeles Dodgers, Ebbets Field, Sandy Koufax, Walter O'Malley, Red Barber. Jonathan Schwartz, Fordham, Curt Smith, Ireland, Brooklyn Dodgers, Dodger Stadium, New York News
Robert E. Murphy

Vin Scully, if he is as decent a man as I think he is, must know that the Dodgers' flight from Brooklyn for 300 acres of central Los Angeles was a shameful maneuver.

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The Birth of Distrust

John Sexton | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Walter-Omalley, New York Yankees, Religion, Washington-Square-Park, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York City, New York News
John Sexton

The unraveling of our civilization can be traced to that point. If the blessed and beloved Dodgers could leave Brooklyn, what theory, what tale, what conjecture was too outrageous to be believed?

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Today In HuffPost New York

Dan Collins | Posted 07.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Robert Murphy, Howard Dean, Len Berman, David Paterson, Len Levitt, Michael Bloomberg, Daniel Menaker, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York, New York News
Dan Collins

As bad as our elected officials can be, at least none of them is in Argentina. Keep your fingers crossed.

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O'Malley vs. Moses, a Half-Century Later

Robert E. Murphy | Posted 07.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Walter O’Malley, Robert Caro, Los Angeles Dodgers, Michael Shapiro, Tom Oliphant, Robert Moses, Neil Sullivan, Brooklyn Dodgers, Henry Fetter, Michael D'Antonio, New York News
Robert E. Murphy

The words "Brooklyn" and "Dodgers" were so firmly bonded that their separation had not been imaginable, but in 1957 Walter O'Malley managed to separate them.

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Steroid Use in Baseball? It's Often Obvious

Robert E. Murphy | Posted 07.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Mets, New York Baseball Giants, Steroids in Baseball, Barry Bonds, Mike Piazza, Brooklyn Dodgers, Brooklyn, Roger Clemens, Todd Hundley, Steroids and Hip Injuries, Carlos Delgado, Entertainment News
Robert E. Murphy

Exhibit number one obviously is Barry Bonds, who in 1991, at age 27, hit 25 home runs, and in 2001, age 37, whacked 73.

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The Chain of Memory

Jane Minogue | Posted 06.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Age, Guillaume Apollinaire, Memorial Day, John Lydgate, American Civil War, Memory, Spinster, Brooklyn Dodgers, Living News
Jane Minogue

"Memories are hunting horns whose sound dies on the wind." -- Guillaume Apollinaire Perhaps one way to liberate the image of chronological age from ...

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Damn Yankees and Their Pricey New Stadium

Dave Astor | Posted 05.06.2009 | Comedy

Read More: New York Yankees, Frank Robinson, Marie Antoinette, Yankee Stadium, Sitting Bull, Native Americans, Elston Howard, The Sultan of Swat, Triple Crown, Working Class, A-Rod, Babe Ruth, Aig, Georgia on My Mind, Let Them Eat Cake, Unemployment, Mickey Mantle, Interlocking NY, Yankees, Pinstripes, Tomahawk Chop, Reggie Jackson, Bronx Bombers, Souvenir Cups, Taxpayer Subsidies, New York Mets, American League, Luxury Boxes, Ipod, Joe Six-Pack, Baltimore Orioles, The Iron Horse, Beer, Fannie Mae, Alex Rodriguez, Home Runs, Monument Park, Atlanta Braves, Freddie Mac, Ebbets Field, Hot Dogs, Joltin' Joe, Lou Gehrig, Major League Baseball, Mr. October, The Yankee Clipper, The House That Ruth Built, George Steinbrenner, Ray Charles, Brooklyn Dodgers, Joe DiMaggio, Sports, Comedy News
Dave Astor

What's not to like about a sickeningly posh edifice partly funded by massive subsidies from taxpayers who can't afford its ultra-expensive tickets and food?

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Loyalty Oath

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 02.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Walter O’Malley, Sports, Boston College, Joe Cronin, Peter Seitz, Baseball, De Fillippo, New York Jets, Coco Crisp, Albert Spalding, Reserve Clause, Ramon Ramirez, Clark Griffith, Los Angeles, Brooklyn Dodgers, Jagodzinski, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

Each year during free agency season, sports devotees bemoan the demise of player loyalty. But in sports, no one has ever had any loyalty.

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Obama and Jackie Robinson

Michael Dowd | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Jackie Robinson, Jackie Robinson, Mlb, Brooklyn Dodgers, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Branch Rickey, Politics News
Michael Dowd

Watching Barack Obama on the stump and particularly in the debates reminds me of Jackie Robinson, the man who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.

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How We Will Feel if Obama Wins

Lanny Davis | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Constitution Slavery, John McCain, Charles Dickens, Founding Fathers, Harold Reese, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Jackie Robinson, Emancipation Proclamation, Slavery, Abraham Lincoln, Racism, Racism Baseball, African-American President, Brooklyn Dodgers, A Tale of Two Cities, Politics News
Lanny Davis

On Nov. 5, if Obama is the president-elect, I think most people -- regardless of their party or ideology -- will take pride in the fact that America is a purple nation, not a red vs. blue one.

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