I’m honestly enjoying this process of exploring these older teams. I had no idea how amazing this team was. Not only was this a David-and-Goliath, perennial-loveable-loser-makes-good story. But it was also a singular shining moment for Brooklyn fans before the team broke hearts and moved to Los Angeles. Not only was it Jackie Robinson’s team and his only championship. But it also featured some of the other (sometimes reluctant) pioneers of integrated baseball: the first dominant black pitcher, Don Newcombe (who could also hit), and three-time league MVP Roy Campanella (who was paralyzed three years later). And this is all a few months before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus. It’s really an inspiring moment in sports, something I’m ashamed I didn’t know and glad to know now. To the ’55 Dodgers: Consider me a fan.
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