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Codifer

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35. I have been a true
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 05:42 PM
Jun 19

Dodger fan since the mid 1950s. i was happy when they moved to los Angeles and the games were carried by KFI (which meant Vin Scully could be heard on Mars). My father and I would listen to the games while we were working on an addition to the house. I stood by them when they balked at paying Don Drysdale and Sandy Koulfax the astronomical $100,000 a season that they wanted. And, yes, I felt badly about Chavez Ravine. But I cheered the no hitters, perfect games and record scoreless innings.

Then there were the late sixties after I got back in country and all that my father and I could safely talk about was Dodger baseball even though we were both FDR Democrats.

I stood by when some players refused to sign twenty million dollar contracts for a single year and I stood by baseball even when some players broke records for home runs by using steroids (and lost the '88 series to superior pitching and good scouting). I carried with me the ghosts of Furrillo and Hodges and Pee Wee Reece and Junior Gilliam. Then I stopped.

The straw that broke me was that the Dodgers went to the Whitehouse after their world series win even AFTER the sick fuck had JACKIE ROBINSON'S biography removed from the Annapolis library. So FUCK them.... and (even though I was a sailor) FUCK the Navy too!

Now there is this Iceholes at the stadium thing..... so DOUBLE FUCK them.

On Edit: Being old and dumb I did not read the entire thread and just began shooting. So I apologize for the "DOUBLE FUCK" comment which was not deserved. The single "FUCK them" will remain.

Sorry.



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More FelineOverlord Jun 19 #1
Live helicopter in area... greyl Jun 19 #2
Dodgers FelineOverlord Jun 19 #3
FYI: Dodgers stadium ownership werdna Jun 19 #11
All Professional sports teams in Denver DENVERPOPS Jun 19 #31
How many Latino Traildogbob Jun 19 #4
How many will stand up and be counted in opposition? Harker Jun 19 #13
Great point Traildogbob Jun 19 #33
They could make a big splash. Harker Jun 19 #34
just another reason to hate the Dodgers. not that I needed one chicoescuela Jun 19 #5
I have been a true Codifer Jun 19 #35
Ummm, maybe you should read the latest on this issue, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 19 #36
Dodgers are great team to support so you're very lucky chicoescuela Jun 19 #38
it is another fake news OP, the Dodgers refused to let ICE in Celerity Jun 19 #37
What fresh hell is this? ananda Jun 19 #6
The Dodgers are the team of Latino Los Angeles...it is utterly beyond belief Prairie Gates Jun 19 #7
Dodger Stadium was built on a Latino neighborhood Bobstandard Jun 19 #12
That's all true Prairie Gates Jun 19 #21
I'm dubious. littlemissmartypants Jun 19 #15
News guy saying Mountainguy Jun 19 #8
thank you Skittles Jun 19 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author Moostache Jun 19 #9
"Shoot out the tires"? Retrograde Jun 19 #14
Stop jumping to conclusions awesomerwb1 Jun 19 #10
Yeah, but where's the fun in that? Xavier Breath Jun 19 #24
This is way too frequent here. 40 recs and on the front page. demmiblue Jun 19 #29
LA Times: Federal agents denied entry to Dodger Stadium sl8 Jun 19 #16
I work in stadiums pfitz59 Jun 19 #20
CNN says ICE wasn't allowed entry. BadgerMom Jun 19 #17
LAPD just let them into the parking lot Arazi Jun 19 #19
Dodgers block ICE agents from entering stadium in Los Angeles LetMyPeopleVote Jun 19 #22
No one will click on my videos if I say that. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 19 #28
the dodgers refused to let them in moonshinegnomie Jun 19 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author aeromanKC Jun 19 #25
Nothing to do with the team Bev54 Jun 19 #26
The Dodgers refused videohead5 Jun 19 #27
Because ICE DENVERPOPS Jun 19 #32
My bad then. aeromanKC Jun 19 #30
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