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The Los Angeles Dodgers, formerly the Brooklyn Dodgers, are a current Major League Baseball (MLB) team in Los Angeles, California.

History

Former players Mike Scioscia and Darryl Strawberry played for the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team.^[1] Former Dodgers great, Sandy Koufax, was asked a question by Homer once in a radio show.^[2]

When Homer arrived in India he asked a woman where he was. She told him he was an ignorant American, who had confused India with Indiana, Indiana with Illinois, and the Cubs with the Dodgers.^[3]

The Brooklyn Dodgers were on Mr. Burns' wish list.^[4]

Former Dodger Kirk Gibson's walkoff home run against former Athletic closer Dennis Eckersley in game one of the 1988 World Series was once seen on television.^[5]

Mrs. Krabappel tells the class it is "Old Codger Day" the next day, but Bart brings in Mike Piazza because he thought she said "Old Dodger Day". Edna then asked Slugger if he ever get to second base with a schoolmarm.^[6]

Behind the Laughter

The Los Angeles Dodgers are a baseball team that has been in the National League since their creation in 1890. Formerly known as the Brooklyn Dodgers, they are known to have the first African American player in the Majors, Jackie Robinson. They won their last World Series championships in 1981 and 1988 under former manager Tommy Lasorda and also came close in 1977 and 1978 against the New York Yankees.

Appearances

• Episode – "Homer at the Bat"
• Episode – "Bart Star"
• Episode – "Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore" (mentioned)
• Episode – "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs" (former team name mentioned)
• Episode – "Four Great Women and a Manicure"
• Episode – "Clown in the Dumps" (mentioned as "Brooklyn Dodgers")
• Comic story – Bart Hears a What?

References

External links

• Los Angeles Dodgers at Wikipedia