THIS DAY IN EARLY DODGERS HISTORY: FEB. 27

Posted by Ron on Feb 27, 2012 | 0 comments

MANAGER JIM MUTRIE

Feb. 27, 1889: New York Giants manager Jim Mutrie boasts that scheduling three exhibition games in April  against Brooklyn, with the winner of each game to collect all of the receipts, is a sound “business proposition” because “I firmly believe the New York club will win every game.”