For example the Toronto Blue Jays are called that because of all the blue jays in Toronto. And other teams have reasons for their names, too.
2006-06-24 05:52:51 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Teams of this era played in two principal ballparks, Washington Park and Eastern Park. They first earned the nickname “Trolley Dodgers,” later shortened to Dodgers, while at Eastern Park during the 1890s because of the difficulty fans (and players) had in reaching the ballpark due to the number of trolley lines in the area
2006-06-24 05:56:32 · answer #1 · answered by Kismet 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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When they were based in Brooklyn people had to dodge the trolleys in the early 1900's when the crossed the street. These people were commonly referred to as Trolley Dodgers and the Brooklyn baseball team eventually used Dodgers as their name. When they moved to Los Angeles they kept the name.
2016-04-11 05:37:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teams of this era played in two principal ballparks, Washington Park and Eastern Park. They first earned the nickname “Trolley Dodgers,” later shortened to Dodgers, while at Eastern Park during the 1890s because of the difficulty fans (and players) had in reaching the ballpark due to the number of trolley lines in the area. The club also engaged in a series of mergers during this period, acquiring the New York Metropolitans in 1888 for territorial protection and star contracts, merging with the Brooklyn Wonders in 1891 as part of the Players League settlement, and merging with the Baltimore Orioles (NL) in 1900 as part of the National League's consolidation of clubs.
2006-06-24 05:59:00 · answer #3 · answered by juanes addicion 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understand it refers, with Brooklyn humor I guess, to the need to be able to dodge trolley cars in the Brooklyn of that time.
By the way, I used to live in Toronto and go to the Jays games. I never noticed a glut of blue jays in the city. I see more in the San Francisco Bay Area where I live now. I never heard or read anyone in Toronto or the Jays organization who thought the team was named after an abundance of Blue Jays in the city.
2006-06-24 06:09:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brookyln New York, the city they played in. Dodgers for dodging street cars that used to be in Brooklyn.
2006-06-24 05:57:30 · answer #5 · answered by Thom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They first earned the nickname “Trolley Dodgers,” later shortened to Dodgers, while at Eastern Park during the 1890s because of the difficulty fans (and players) had in reaching the ballpark due to the number of trolley lines in the area.
2006-06-24 05:57:38 · answer #6 · answered by Shep 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They got it from the Trolley Didgers from dodging the old Brooklyn Trolleys in Brooklyn.
2006-06-24 06:36:20 · answer #7 · answered by roburo2002 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It referred to people dodging the trolley cars throughout Brooklyn.
Which has nothing to do with Los Angeles.
2006-06-24 05:55:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Dodgers got their name from dodging the trolley cars. The trolleys were the precursor to the subway in New York.
2006-06-24 05:59:08 · answer #9 · answered by richiekid86 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHEN THE DODGERS WERE IN BROOKLYN, IN THE EARLY TWENTIES, TROLLIES WERE THE MAIN MODE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. I'M NOT EXCATLY SURE, WETHER ITWAS THEIR NICNAME OR EARLY REAL NAME, BUT THEY WERE KNOWN AS THE "TROLLY DODGERS"
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2006-06-24 15:11:03 · answer #10 · answered by LEONARD J A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋