Opening Day is more than just another baseball game. Opening Day is… well… Opening Day. It is Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Easter, Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, and every other National – an increasingly International – holiday wrapped up into a single day. Oh sure, there are opening days for football, hockey, […]
(Read More)Archive for 2018
The Dodgers hanged the wrong man
Remember that old saying “Money talks and…” well, you know the rest. By every indication, it reared its ugly head again on Saturday morning when Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told the media at his daily morning scrum that switch-pitcher Pat Venditte, whom the Dodgers had signed to a minor league contract on November 27, 2017 […]
(Read More)There will be no Kershaw-Bumgarner match-up on Opening Day
Remember that sick, helpless, and hopeless feeling that every Dodger fan on the planet had this past Monday when Oakland A’s right-hander Kendall Graveman came inside with a 95+ MPH fastball that hit Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner, causing what was later confirmed to be a non-displaced fracture of his left wrist that will keep the Dodgers best hitter and unofficial […]
(Read More)Dodgers announce 2018 Special Events Calendar
The Dodgers have announced that the club will offer more than 24 unique ticket packages this season as part of its 2018 Special Events Calendar. Each special event date will include a ticket to the game and feature unique pregame ceremonies plus an exclusive promotional item. Fans are invited to display school pride on our […]
(Read More)Puig is ready
The box score from Thursday night’s spring training game between the Dodgers and Angels at Camelback Ranch shows that Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig went 2-for-3 on the night, with a solo home run and a single to right in the eventual 4-3 Dodgers win. But for those watching the game on television, they saw […]
(Read More)Steve Garvey captures the room
It was one of those things which, for the most part, flew under the media radar. Oh sure, there was mention of it during Dodgers manager Dave Roberts’ morning media scrum outside the Dodgers Camelback Ranch clubhouse that generated a few tweets from a couple Dodgers beat writers on hand. But it didn’t get the […]
(Read More)LA Dodgers Foundation named finalist for field refurbishment grant
Major League Baseball and Scotts Company LLC have announced the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation has been chosen as a finalist for a $50,000 field refurbishment grant towards its 50th Dodgers Dreamfield at Algin Sutton Recreation Center in South Los Angeles. In addition to Algin Sutton Recreation Center, finalists include: Austin Park field in Austin, IN; City […]
(Read More)Dodgers to commemorate historic Gibson home run with marked seat
As part of the team’s continuing celebration of 60 seasons in Los Angeles, the Dodgers will pay tribute to one of the most dramatic moments in baseball history by permanently marking a commemorative seat located in the area of the Right Field Pavilion where Kirk Gibson’s historic walk-off home run landed during Game 1 of […]
(Read More)Dodgers make additional roster cuts
One day after losing All-Star third baseman to a fractured left wrist, the Dodgers made several additional cuts to their spring training roster on Tuesday afternoon. The latest to be sent to minor league camp were 22-year-old outfielder Alex Verdugo and 30-year-old catcher Rocky Gale, with Verdugo being optioned (he is on the Dodgers 40-man roster) and […]
(Read More)The unthinkable has happened – Turner suffers broken wrist
Prior to Sunday’s spring training game against the San Diego Padres at Camelback Ranch, veteran writer and baseball guru Eric Stephen from True Blue LA asked Dodgers manager Dave Roberts if he was surprised at how uneventful this year’s spring training has been. In typical fashion, Roberts replied “That’s a good thing, isn’t it?” With no […]
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