Freeway Series Losing its Luster
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Thrill is gone for Dodgers, Angels
It used to be called the Freeway Series and it was as much a part of the Southland sports scene as Rams football and title fights at the Olympic Auditorium.
The Rams moved to St. Louis in 1995, however, and the Olympic played host to its final sporting event three years ago. And now the three-game spring training series between the Dodgers and Angels appears ready to fade away as well.
"I remember when I first came up, coming to this ballpark and there were 65,000 people here," Angels Manager Mike Scioscia, a former Dodgers catcher, said before his team played the Dodgers to a 2-2, 10-inning tie Thursday night before a crowd of 38,863 at Angel Stadium. "There probably was a little more fan interest just because the Angels and Dodgers were only going to meet if it was in a World Series. Now the fact that we play them during the season has taken a little of the bright light away from what the Freeway Series might have brought."
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Well - duh. The same thing has happened with Chicago and New York. 
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Freeway Series Losing its Luster
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