this one will probably sink real fast, but Ive been studying the old Brooklyn Dodgers and reading a LOT about Ebbets Field.

The Dodgers were arguably thee most beloved team in sports by the borough of Brooklyn, and it was no coincidence that the neighborhoods turned for the worse when Walter O'Mally moved them to the left coast.

if there was one place in the world I could go back in time and see, this would be it:

i always liked eric karros.

so did Mike Piazza, a little TOO much perhaps.

but this is for the BUMS, c_b, not the hollywood version

http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/vi ... p?t=163775

Former Brooklyn Dodger Koy dies
Posted: January 1, 2007
Associated Press

BELLVILLE, Texas -- Ernie Koy, the former Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder who homered in his first at-bat in the majors, died Monday. He was 97.

Koy's family said he died in his sleep at home, longtime University of Texas sports information director Bill Little said. Koy, a rancher, broke his hip on Dec. 1.

Koy, known as "Big Ernie," was a three-time, all-Southwest Conference selection in football, where he was a running back, and baseball. He is in the Longhorn Hall of Honor and Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

Koy played 10 years of pro baseball, including five in the majors. He played for the Dodgers from 1938-40, then spent time with the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies before joining the Navy in 1942.

He hit a three-run homer in his first at-bat in the majors and finished his career average with a .279 average, 36 home runs and 260 RBIs. He played in the first televised baseball game and the first night game at Ebbets Field.

His two sons, Ted and Ernie Jr., played on national championship football teams at Texas in 1963 and 1969.

In addition to his sons, he is survived by wife Jane, daughter Margaret Kistler and seven grandchildren.

Funeral services are Wednesday at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Bellville.

can we talk about heinie manush in this thread?

Ive always been partial to Van Lingle Mungo

:/

Move them back to Brooklyn for fuck's sake.

it wouldnt be the same....Nomar would get shot by gangbangers if he tried to walk the neighborhood to the ballpark.

i want to get a brooklyn dodgers hat from lids..theyre pretty sweet..my dad has one but hes like no way..he says hed lend it to me but he'll never see it again..(hes probably right)..funny thing is that hes a lifelong yanks fan..and hated the dodgers back in the day..he does save a lot of bball memorabilia tho

i wanna order one but my cc's maxed!!