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Moreover, the Dole campaign continues to self-destruct. Even worse than taking a tumble, which resulted in pictures of the candidate helpless on the ground, and referring to the "Brooklyn Dodgers" (who moved to Los Angeles almost 40 years ago), Dole last week let Clinton win the endorsement of the...
When Jackie Robinson joined the Dodgers, he not only broke the racial barrier, he also set new standards in baseball: "He looks awkward, but isn't. He stops and starts as though turned off & on with a toggle switch. He seems to hit a baseball on the dead run. Once...
"He probably doesn't realize how unbelievable that accomplishment is. People in Japan probably don't know Coors Field, but I'm betting it won't be done again." --Dodgers first baseman Eric Karros on teammate Hideo Nomo's no-hitter at Coors Field.
But what about the many World Series where a less-talented squad pulled together to defeat a team which, on paper, looked invincible? In 1988, for instance, the mighty Oakland A's were shocked by the unheralded Dodgers, while in 1991 the Twins stunned the Braves.
Wasn't there something more than raw talent at work here? Do we dare to say that the Dodgers had better chemistry than the A's?