"California Baseball": When Brooklyn and Manhattan Moved to the Coast | History Ignited

In 1957, the heart of the baseball world was centered firmly in New York City. By 1958, that heart had been ripped out and transplanted 3,000 miles away. In this episode, we break down the meaning behind the two-word lyric from Billy Joel’s "We Didn't Start the Fire." We dive into the high-stakes drama of the late 1950s that saw two of the most storied franchises in sports history—the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants —abandon the East Coast for Los Angeles and San Francisco. What we cover in this episod...