<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Brooklyn Bugle &#187; Brooklyn Dodgers</title> <atom:link href="http://brooklynbugle.com/tag/brooklyn-dodgers/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://brooklynbugle.com</link> <description>On the web because paper is expensive</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 14:10:30 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2</generator> <item><title>Hey Brooklyn &#8211; It&#8217;s Time to Take the Dodgers BACK!</title><link>http://brooklynbugle.com/2011/04/21/hey-brooklyn-its-time-to-take-the-dodgers-back/</link> <comments>http://brooklynbugle.com/2011/04/21/hey-brooklyn-its-time-to-take-the-dodgers-back/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:55:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Homer Fink]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brooklyn Dodgers]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://brooklynbugle.com/?p=7450</guid> <description><![CDATA[For many it stil hurts to say it &#8211; &#8220;Los Angeles Dodgers&#8221;. Today, that franchise is in such a&#8230;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For many it stil hurts to say it &#8211; &#8220;Los Angeles Dodgers&#8221;.</p><p>Today, that franchise is in such a mess that Major League Baseball announced that it is<a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0421-mlb-dodgers-20110421,0,2011898.story"> taking over the operation</a> of the team.  WTF?  The last time this happened, MLB took over the Montreal Expos.  Friends, the storied Dodger franchise is no Montreal Expos &#8212; or Washington Nationals for that matter.</p><p>The move was <a href="http://consumerist.com/2011/04/mlb-seizes-control-of-la-dodgers.html">prompted</a> after team owner Frank McCourt needed a $30 million dollar personal loan just to make payroll.  This all hot on the heels of the very <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/04/18/2011-04-18_bryan_stow_giants_fan_beaten_at_dodgers_stadium_put_back_into_medically_induced_.html?r=news">ugly beat down</a> of a San Francisco Giants fan by Dodger &#8220;fans&#8221;.</p><p>The owner can&#8217;t run the team and the fans don&#8217;t deserve &#8217;em.</p><p>We say BRING THE DODGERS BACK TO BROOKLYN.</p><p>Seriously.</p><p>As far fetched as this sounds, what do you think?</p><p>IT CAN BE DONE!!!</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://brooklynbugle.com/2011/04/21/hey-brooklyn-its-time-to-take-the-dodgers-back/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>