The Dodgers issued a press release today, “Lasorda to receive Pope Benedict XVI at the White House”, which is very cool, especially if he can get His Holiness to say a prayer for the Boys in Blue. Lord knows we could use some help.
What caught my eye the most was this passage at the bottom of the emailed version of the release:
The Los Angeles Dodgers, pioneers in sport and world culture, are celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2008. In that period, they have won more games, more pennants, and more World Series than any other club in the National League. Since the start of the modern era in baseball, the Dodgers of Brooklyn and Los Angeles, combined, have a cumulative attendance of more than 176 million, the highest total in the history of baseball or any other sport.
That just sounds awesome.