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Re: Polo grounds shuttle was to be connected to Lenox Line

Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Wed Oct 17 13:31:06 2012, in response to Re: Polo grounds shuttle was to be connected to Lenox Line, posted by Wallyhorse on Wed Oct 17 07:23:47 2012.

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That's why O'Malley lobbied Stoneman so hard about relocating to the West Coast with the Dodgers. If the Dodgers moved to LA by themselves, they'd have absolutely no teams in the western timezone to play on the road. Doesn't sound like a big deal today, but in 1957 the primary mode of transportation for most baseball teams was still by train, and even a flight in a propeller driven aircraft to a central time zone team like the Cubs or Braves took 8-9 hours. To this day there still an inherit handicap to a western timezone baseball team travelling to an east coast city.

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