tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post3520535715795226940..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: Los Angeles Lakers, et alJohn Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-88570018437423564602011-07-16T21:10:50.245-04:002011-07-16T21:10:50.245-04:00Guy Davis just sent an email with a link explainin...Guy Davis just sent an email with a link explaining that the Dodgers' name probably originated from the way people in Brooklyn used to jump on and off the trolleys, and thus became known as trolley dodgers.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-59175879452179297632011-07-16T14:20:52.554-04:002011-07-16T14:20:52.554-04:00Good question. I just took a quick look at the MLB...Good question. I just took a quick look at the MLB names and they tend to have less locational relevance in general. (White Sox? Red Sox?) A few, like the Arizona Diamondbacks, or the Minnesota Twins (as in twin cities) do. But many of them, like the Detroit Tigers, just seemed to take generic sports team-like names. <br /><br />As far as the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, they evidently had several nicknames before settling on the Dodgers permanently in 1932. I couldn't find an explanation as to why they chose that name, but assume it had something to do with the agility needed to dodge things....In other words, your guess is as good as mine.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-91708117020594510682011-07-16T14:08:32.854-04:002011-07-16T14:08:32.854-04:00What about baseball's Brooklyn Dodgers, who be...What about baseball's Brooklyn Dodgers, who became the Los Angeles Dodgers? Any clues as to the origin of their name?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com