San Francisco Giant uniforms do not like Los Angeles Dodger uniforms and vice versa. However, the hatred is only cotton-deep. Put the ballplayer in street clothes, stick 'em in a room, and most of the exchanges would be cordial.
Casey Blake might run into a couple problems and Pablo Sandoval might not share a warm embrace with Russell Martin , but the tension in the room would be considerably less than that manifested on the diamond.
For better or worse, the modern era has seen big money and fluid player movement erode much of the personal animosity generated by decades of traditional contempt as far as most of the athletes are concerned.
Even the storied Gent-Bum hostility is no different.
Nope, like any great rivalry, the West Coast's most bitter exemplar —which, admittedly, still ...
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San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: A Blood Rivalry Revived
Posted: 16th April 2010 by Andrew Brining in MLBComments Off on San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: A Blood Rivalry Revived