BROOKLYN CHRONICLES
Brooklyn Daily Eagle - July 1st 1932

In a shocking move, the Brooklyn Robins have fired their manager and promoted Rogers Hornsby as their official manager for the remaining season. The Robins have, by all accounts, had a solid, yet unspectacular season thus far. However, the first half of the season finds the Robins behind their crosstown rivals the New York Highlanders in the standings for the first time in July in the history of DERBY. Going into a 5-game series against the Highlanders, Brooklyn and Hornsby are hoping to set a fire under the players going into the All-Star Break.

For his part, new manager Rogers Hornsby will act as a player-manager for the foreseeable future. During his Hall of Fame career as a full time player, Hornsby was a 10 time All-Star, including 8 as a starter (both second only to Babe Ruth of the Kansas City Blues). Hornsby, relegated to the end of the bench at the beginning of the 1932 season following the draft acquisitions of Billy Herman (2B) and most recently Stan Hack (3B), has the highest career batting average and most hits in the history of DERBY.

Saying about this new position, Hornsby reacted in his classic professional style, "It is an honor to be named the manager of this storied franchise. We have the gentlemen to achieve our goals this year, but we need to do our jobs to ensure we meet our long-time foes in the World Series."
1/20/1939 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
The Brooklyn Dodgers are coming off one of their most disappointing seasons in their history, and it came at the heels of a recent stretch that was not up to Robins standards. In 1937, the Robins were unceremoniously bounced from the playoffs by the upstart Cincinnati Red Stockings, even though the "reds" didn't even win 50% of their games that season. In this most recent season, Brooklyn missed the playoffs for the first time since the inaugural season of DERBY, 1920. About this recent lack of success manager Rogers Hornsby said, "We just haven't been good enough lately. Our standards are higher than our results have been lately and I think we need to get a little help to ensure we can maximize our players potential.".

And help they got. The Brooklyn Robins front office is announcing the hiring of three new coach's. Waite Hoyt was hired as a full time Pitching Coach, Goose Goslin has been hired to work with the hitters, while Jimmy Dykes has been brought in to work with the defense as well as being the full time third base coach.

Waite Hoyt retired following the 1937 season, but was on the roster for Brooklyn in 1938. Hoyt finished his career with the most wins in franchise history (255) which was good for second most in the league at the time of his retirement. Waite was an original member of the Brooklyn Robins, being selected as the 4th overall player for the Franchise and was the 1928 NL Cy Young Award winner.

Goose Goslin has been brought on to work specifically the hitters. Goslin was originally drafted in 1921 and was a major part of all four Championships in Brooklyn. Always a fan favorite, and it's easy to see why. Goose is second all-time in most offensive statistical categories including hits, homeruns, RBIs, and finished his career with a .336 batting average.

Jimmy Dykes was the last original 1920-drafted Brooklyn Robin to play in DERBY. Jimmy lead the franchise in starts at 3B (874), but he could be found all around the diamond. Later in his career he found a niche as a pinch hitter off the bench. Following the 1938 and final season for Dykes, he is the all-time leader for pinch hits at 115, and holds the franchise single season record at 38 pinch hits in his final season.

"These guys are an incredible addition to the Brooklyn Robins. They have a championship pedigree and are proven winners. Waite, Goose and Jimmy will be a perfect trio to help me mold this next generation of Robins back to championship standing." said Hornsby with a beaming smile in his office following the announcement. The next generation of the Brooklyn Robins have indeed arrived. No Hornsby, no Gehrig, no Goslin, Hoyt or Walter. Many young players find their uniforms hanging in the clubhouse ready to make their names in this great league. Now they have more leadership to help them get there.