Two of baseball’s venerable and storied franchises will match-up after L.A.’s victory over the Brewers.
The Dodgers originated as the Brooklyn Atlantics in the 1884 American Association (then considered a major league), and entered the National League in 1890 as the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. They were known as the Dodgers for a while in the early 1910s, but the name didn’t stick the first time through. They became the Brooklyn Robins until 1932, when the Dodgers moniker became official. To those of us who still remember the Brooklyn Dodgers, it seems impossible that they have been in L.A. for sixty one seasons, but that’s the way it is. They have five World Series wins in L.A., and had previously won one in Brooklyn.
The Red Sox are as old as the American League itself. They started in 1901, and have been playing in Fenway Park since 1912. They have won the World Series eight times. They started strong (5 championships in 16 seasons from 1903 to 1918), and finished strong (3 championships in the ten seasons from 2004 to 2013), but had a drought of more than 80 years in between.
It will be the Red Sox with the home field edge in their creaky, 106-year-old home, where the weather could be as significant a factor as the irregular nooks and crannies of their fences. The expected low for Wednesday night in Boston (game 2) is a chilly 36 degrees, while the Friday high in L.A. for game three will be close to 90.
All of the Series games will be played in the evening, even though games four and five will be weekend games in L.A.
Thanks a lot, TV.
And thanks to you too, Obama. I know you’re behind this somehow.