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100 Things Dodgers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.
Title:
100 Things Dodgers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.
Author:
Weisman, Jon.
ISBN:
9781623682460
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (532 pages)
Series:
100 Things...Fans Should Know
Contents:
Foreword by Peter O'Malley -- Introduction -- 1. Jackie -- 2. Vin -- 3. 32 -- 4. Next Year -- 5. The Sweetheart from '88 -- 6. '47, Heaven and Hell on Earth -- 7. Fernandomania -- 8. 1951 -- 9. Ebbets Field: The Center Cannot Hold -- 10. The Move -- 11. Chavez Ravine -- 12. "The Worst Club Ever to Win a World Series" -- 13. Family Affair -- 14. Hall of Fame Businessman -- 15. Walter Alston -- 16. The Two Tommys -- 17. Newk -- 18. Dodger Stadium -- 19. Don't Turn Your Back on a Hero Who's Down on His Luck -- 20. Dodger Dogs -- 21. Campy -- 22. Sweep! -- 23. Piazza -- 24. 4+1 -- 25. The SQUEEZE -- 26. And a Manny Shall Lead Them -- 27. Arrive Late, Leave Early -- 28. Hail the Duke of Flatbush -- 29. 1965 -- 30. Steve Garvey -- 31. Peanuts! -- 32. Peter O'Malley -- 33. Down Goes Jackson -- 34. One Postseason, Three Comebacks -- 35. Pee Wee Reese -- 36. Roseboro & Marichal -- 37. 1962 -- 38. Go. Go. Go. Go. Go. -- 39. "Nightline" -- 40. "The Best Hitter God Has Made in a Long Time" -- 41. Steady as She Goes -- 42. 1980-The Final Weekend -- 43. Black and Blue and Purple Heart -- 44. Know Red Barber -- 45. Not This Time... -- 46. Pedro and A-Rod -- 47. The First High Five -- 48. Chief Noc-a-Homa and Joe Morgan -- 49. Coliseum Carnival -- 50. Chaos at Candlestick -- 51. Don Sutton -- 52. Boom Boom Boom Boom -- 53. 4 x 30 x 2 -- 54. 1941: Three Strikes, You're Not Out -- 55. Branch Rickey -- 56. Larry MacPhail -- 57. The Head-Spinning, Allegiance-Shifting, Authority-Defying Leo Durocher -- 58. Zack Wheat -- 59. The Ballplayer -- 60. See the Dodgers on the Road -- 61. Take the Field -- 62. When Were the Dodgers Born? -- 63. Hercules -- 64. Wes Parker and the Cycle -- 65. Two Infields -- 66. Eric Gagné-Fact or Fiction -- 67. Team Trolley -- 68. Ode to Joy -- 69. Dodgertown -- 70. The Glory of Clayton Kershaw -- 71. Manny Mota Mota Mota Mota Mota….

72. Jobe and John -- 73. The Bison -- 74. Burleigh Grimes -- 75. Dip Into Philippe's -- 76. Capture the Flag -- 77. Willie Davis -- 78. The Penguin -- 79. (Re)read "The Boys of Summer" -- 80. Bill Russell -- 81. Was Brooklyn Still in the League? -- 82. "Gonna Take 'Em Down to the Camelback Ranch" -- 83. Question the Conventional Wisdom -- 84. Rookies, Rookies, Rookies -- 85. The O'Malleys Sell -- 86. In the Booth: Solo Farewell -- 87. International Goodwill -- 88. Go to a Minor League Game -- 89. Free Baseball -- 90. Luck of the Draw -- 91. Free (But Expensive) Agency -- 92. The McCourt Ownership -- 93. Gonzo Guggenheim -- 94. Boom Goes Boomer -- 95. May Your Son Be a Magnificently Named Son -- 96. The Statement -- 97. Join the Online Dodgers Community -- 98. World Series Drought, Part 1 -- 99. World Series Drought, Part 2 -- 100. Read Old First-Hand Stories -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography.
Abstract:
With traditions, records, and team lore, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Dodgers fan should know. This guide to all things Dodgers covers the team's history in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, the incredible legacy of Jackie Robinson, memories from Ebbets Field, Dodger Adult Baseball Camp, and why fans think the Dodgers invented the high-five. This revised and updated edition also features new entries on the team's ownership change; manager Don Mattingly; and young stars Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, and Clayton Kershaw. Lifelong Dodgers fan and author Jon Weisman has collected every essential piece of Dodgers knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist for fans of all ages.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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