The L.A. Dodger (8 page)

The San Francisco Giants
. The San Francisco Giants is the team that Dodgers fans love to hate. The Giants moved from New York City to California the same year that the Dodgers did. They’ve been fierce rivals ever since.

The Hollywood sign
. The Hollywood sign is high up on the side of the hills outside of Los Angeles. Fans can see the sign from the top deck of Dodger Stadium. The large white letters spell out
HOLLYWOOD
. Each letter is forty-five feet tall. That’s taller than most houses!

Think Blue
. The Dodgers have a smaller (but still large) sign on top of a hill just outside of Dodger Stadium. It reads
THINK BLUE
in large blue letters. Blue is the Dodgers team color.

First high five
. Some people believe that two Dodger players gave each other the first high five in 1977. Other people say it was invented by a basketball player in the 1960s. Either way, it’s still one of the best ways to celebrate a sports victory!

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ach book in this brand-new mystery series
is set in a different American ballpark.
Fun facts about each ballpark appear at
the end of the book, giving young fans
the sports trivia they crave.