Grass Might Turn Even Greener as Dodgers Talk of Cottage Industry

The sod lives, and it’s growing.

The Dodgers packed up their lucky sod and flew it with the team from Pittsburgh to St. Louis, where they had it in their dugout and bullpen in Monday’s victory over the Cardinals. Then they began talking about it as a fixture and promotional item.

What began as a quaint charm to ward off evil artificial turf spirits now threatens to spin out of control.

“We’ve got a little momentum going,” said pitcher Orel Hershiser. “We’re the Sod Squad. We’re talking about T-shirts--you know, be enterprising, maybe give the profits to charity.

“We’ve got two more days to keep it alive, then we’ll take it back to Dodger Stadium where we can water it, fertilize it, keep it ready for our next trip.”