Spotlight on Dodgers' History: Uncle Robbie

The Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers have a long, illustrious history.   True, the “Bums,” as they are still sometimes lovingly called, did not win a World Series until 1955, but baseball was first played in the borough in 1856, when the Brooklyn Atlantic first took the field.   Since 1913, when Ebbets Field opened at 55 Sullivan Place, at the corner of Sullivan and McKeever in the Flatbush section of New York, the Dodgers have had a rich history of colorful managers.   In fact, the captain’s chair of the Dodger franchise has been, except for the years 1932-38, 1947-53, and 1996—present, astoundingly stable at Ebbets Field and Dodger Stadium.   Casey Stengel stopped by for a disastrous three year period (1934-36), finishing a combined 78 games behind the league leaders.   Leo Durocher won 100 games and a pennant in 1941...yet won 104 games and was in second place the following season.   Walter Alston famously amassed over...