12 Reasons To Love The Los Angeles Dodgers

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1 THE DODGERS BEGIN IN BROOKLYN The Dodgers are one of baseball’s oldest teams They joined the National League NL in 1890 The team wasn’t always called the Dodgers though And it wasn’t always based in Los Angeles The team began in Brooklyn That’s a borough of New York City Early on the team had many nicknames One nickname was the Bridegrooms The team was also known for a time as the Superbas and the Robins The squad was first called the Dodgers in 1911 The name came from a new type of transportation at the time Trolley cars roared down the street much faster than the horse and carriage Brooklyn residents were forced to Members of the 1916 Brooklyn Robins 4