before settling on Dodgers – short for Trolley Dodgers – in 1932. Researching and writing this book, which chronicles everything up through the end of the 2021 season, was a 2½-year process.

That’s because the Brooklyn Dodgers were once the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers—andthose trolleys were deadly. But before we get into the etymology of “Dem Bums” from Brooklyn, it’s useful to ...

You probably know the Dodgers used to play in Brooklyn, even if you weren't around when the team moved in 1958. But what you might not know is that the team's full name was once "Trolley Dodgers ...