2009 Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Preview:
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the team to beat in the National League in 2009. Dodgers Manager Joe Torre once again has a very talented baseball team, one that could find themselves playing deep into the postseason. In fact, the goal for the 2009 Dodgers should be well beyond making the playoffs, this Los Angeles team should be thinking World Series ring. Led by slugger Manny Ramirez and a host of other talented ballplayers, watch out for the 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS INFORMATION:
Founded: 1883 (in Los Angeles since 1958)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Stadium: Dodger Stadium
Conference: National League
Division: West Division
Rivals: San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Notable Players: Jackie Robinson, Sandy Koufax, Pee Wee Reese, Orel Hershiser
Los Angeles Dodgers World Series Title: 6 - Last World Series appearance 1988
Los Angeles Dodgers NL Championships: 21 - Last NL Championship appearance 1988
The L.A. Dodgers play baseball in the West Division of Major League baseball's National League. The franchise's history goes all the way back to 1883 in Brooklyn, New York where the team had a few different nicknames - from the Atlantics, to the Superbas, to the Trolley Dodgers to the Bridegrooms just to name a few. The Dodgers would win multiple National League Pennants and one World Series before relocating to Los Angeles, California in 1958. The '50s and '60s were good to the team, winning 4 World Series under manager Walter Alston. Tommy Lasorda, the team's next manager would lead them to two more World Series titles in the 1980's. Some of the legendary players to wear Dodger Blue include Sandy Coufax, Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Duke Snider, Orel Hershiser, and Fernando Valenzuela.
The Los Angeles Dodgers play their home games at historic Dodger Stadium. The park opened in 1962 and has one of the largest capacities in Major League Baseball with seating for 56,000. Visitors to Dodger Stadium will be delighted by the beautiful views of downtown Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Mountains. The “Think Blue” sign in the hills beyond left field is a reminder of whom the crowd is rooting for. Buy L.A. Dodgers tickets today and be a part of baseball history!
See Also:
Los Angeles Dodgers Playoff Tickets
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