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Posted by Lou From Middletown NY on Sat Jul 21 23:12:04 2007, in response to Re: Brooklyn Dodgers (on topic), posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sat Jul 21 22:08:16 2007. au contraire...Stoneham was losing money hand over fist at the Polo Grounds - the PG was in someways in worse shape than Ebbetts. Stoneham was halfway out the door going to Minneapolis, when O'Malley snowed him into going to SF. O'Malley NEEDED Stoneham in a very bad way - there HAD to be a second team on the Left Coast to make road trips for the other teams practical. And the Giants were the ONLY other NL team that really needed to move:The Braves had just moved to Milwaukee, and was making a mint. The Cardinals had gotten rid of the Browns, and had St Louis all to themselves. The Phillies had just gotten rid of the Athletics, and had Philly all to themselves. The Cubs weren't going anywhere Neither were the Reds or Pirates...so O'Malley got Stoneham, showed him Candlestick Point during the half hour it isn't ice cold there, probably got him drunk, and it was bye, bye Dodgers and Giants... But the point is that even if Moses had approved the Atlantic Terminal stadium for the Dodgers, Stoneham would have gone eventually SOMEwhere.. And as bad as Moses was, at least he had enough scruples as to not to ever want to use eminent domain for PRIVATE business uses...compare that to what is going on in Brooklyn today... And if it wasn't for Moses, Flushing Meadows might STILL be a big garbage dump today.... |
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