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Former baseball player relates Dodger memories
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Photo by Regenia Myers Bill Stetson, left, relates stories from his baseball and football career in a WCPI "Insights" program airing this week on the eve of the 2024 World Series. Joining in the interview recording last week and displaying his woolen jerseys were, from left, Stetson; his son-in-law McMinnville pharmacist Stacy Hazelwood; WCPI volunteer producer Bill Zechman; and station engineer Richard E Myers.
It may be the oldest grudge in professional sports. The never-ending grievance was born in May 1957 when the Brooklyn Dodgers moved across the country to Los Angeles. Civic boosters in LA knew that a high-flying baseball team could jump-start the city’s economy.