As Dodgers, Yankees lay waste to opponents, dreams of a super team World Series gain focus
LOS ANGELES – Venerable yet still shiny Dodger Stadium enjoyed its moment in the unrelenting sun this week, hosting its first All-Star Game since 1980. One year after that game, the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers met in the 1981 World Series, a bi-coastal matchup that’s the stuff of big-market fan and TV executive dreams.