Anyone see the HBO documentary on the Brooklyn Dodgers?

[mdresen]

Fantastic show that's a must see! Talk about a franchise with some highs and extreme lows. I was heartbroken watching segments of the show and I was born 10 years after they left Brooklyn.

 

Anyhow, 2 things of interest to note:

 

- The team was hoping to build a domed stadium to replace Ebbet's Field

- The New York Giants were set to move to Minneapolis, but teamed up with the arch rival Dodgers to move to California at the same time

[jschris]

I enjoyed the documentary. I think they maybe focused a little much on Jackie Robinson in the first hour, but that was okay, too.

 

The film was very sympathetic toward O'Malley. I haven't studied the move enough to offer a differing opinion, but if it played out exactly like the film portrayed then O'Malley (and, by association, his family) has been wrongly victimized ever since.

[dlk9s]

I watched it a few weeks ago. Pretty much neglected my baby during the show, I was so transfixed.