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Dodgers Celebrate “The Infield” on Tuesday Night
Now this is a bobblehead I can get behind! Cey, Russell, Lopes and Garvey. When I was growing up as a young Dodger fan, these were the first players I really started to get to know. When Lopes was traded, I was shocked – it never occured to me that the Dodgers would break up this group.
Anyway, as part of the 50th Anniversary celebration, the Dodgers are honoring all...
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5 days ago
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Dollar Dodger Dogs Tonight!
While Memorial Day is certainly about remembering those who have given their lives in the service of our country, it’s also the unofficial start of summer….and there’s no better way to celebrate a long weekend than watching the Dodgers whoop up on the Milwaukee Brewers, right? Plus, $1 Dodger Dogs are back for the game! Mmm….Dodger Dogs. Game time is...
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New Dodgers Owner Bobby Patton Seems Like a Regular Guy
Yesterday the CBS affiliate in Dallas had a great story on Bobby Patton, one of the five partners of Guggenheim Baseball Management that now own the Dodgers.
The piece has some detail on Patton’s life in Fort Worth, Texas, but what really comes through is that he seems like a regular family guy who loves his sports teams (he’s a lifelong Rangers fan, loves the Texas Longhorns...
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6 days ago
Dodger Kids Come Through with Series Sweep Against the Cards
Despite an up and down pitching performance by Chad Billingsley (mostly down), the Dodgers managed to squeak by the Cardinals io6-5 in the Sunday evening nightcap on ESPN in thrilling fashion.
The big moment in the game came in the bottom of the seventh, when 25 year-old rookie outfielder Scott Van Slyke powered a three run home run to left field to give the Dodgers a 6-5 lead. The...
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13 days ago
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13 days ago
Kemp, Uribe Move to the DL; Sands, Herrera Head to LA
The injury bug continues to hit the Dodgers this past week, with Matt Kemp going on the DL with a strained left hamstring and Juan Uribe also going down with a left wrist injury that seems to be nagging him from last season.
The result is a bunch of newcomers for LA. In place of Kemp, the Dodgers brought up leftfielder Jerry Sands, who in 2011 over 61 games in LA batted .253...
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18 days ago
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18 days ago
IT’S OVER!
Finally. After all the pain, suffering and frustration caused by the McCourt Ownership Era, Dodger fans are finally free.
When the official statement came over at 10:48 a.m., it was simple and to the point:
The Los Angeles Dodgers, Guggenheim Baseball Management LLC (“GBM”) and Frank McCourt today announced the completion of the sale of the Dodgers to GBM for $2 billion. As...
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May 02, 2012
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May 02, 2012
An Epic Night at Dodger Stadium
Last night at Dodger Stadium was simply epic. I don’t want to make too big a deal about it as it’s only late-April, but it just felt like a special night, didn’t it? A top flight pitching matchup in Kershaw and Strasburg, a pre-game ceremony honoring Drysdale and Wills, and the major league debut of phenom-in-the-making, Bryce Harper. All that led to a pumped up crowd...
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April 29, 2012
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April 29, 2012
Bobblehead Mania Kicks off at Chavez Ravine Tonight!
The arrival of Spring doesn’t just mean the start of the MLB season, it means the return of bobblehead mania! Tonight’s bobblehead giveaway looks particularly cool: Don Drysdale and Maury Wills, honoring the 1962 Cy Young Winner and the Most Valuable Player.
Plus, Drew Drysdale (Don’s daughter) will perform the national anthem and Maury Wills and members of the...
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April 28, 2012
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April 28, 2012
What Should Magic and Stan Do in First Move as Dodgers Owners?
As hard as it is to believe, this is the last weekend of baseball at Chavez Ravine in the Frank McCourt era. Just drink that in for a moment. Ahhh. It feels good, doesn’t it?
Bill Shaikin at the LA Times reports that the sale is set to close on schedule this Monday, meaning the Dodgers should take the field on Monday night under the ownership of the guys from Guggenheim...
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April 28, 2012
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April 28, 2012
The “Other Side” of Dodgers’ Closer Javy Guerra?
So today I was scrolling through the “People You May Know” section of LinkedIn when one interesting name popped up: Javy Guerra. Now I’m linked with a few current and former members of the Dodgers front office, so it was no surprise to see a familiar name pop up (after all, that’s how LinkedIn works), but I was surprised that the Dodgers’ closer has...
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April 27, 2012
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April 27, 2012
Kemp Ties Club Home Run Record for April in Dodgers Loss
First the good news: Matt Kemp continued his amazing April with his 10th home run in the first month of the season, typing Gary Sheffield’s club record from April 2000.
Sure, Kemp has made a few questionable decisions this season (he had a couple of base running and fielding issues last night), but the guy has been lights out at the plate and generally in the field, driving...
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April 26, 2012
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April 26, 2012
Nancy Bea Hefley Provides the Soundtrack to the Dodgers Season
In honor of Dodger Stadium organist Nancy Bea Hefley’s 25th anniversary (she’s throwing out the first pitch tonight!), I’m re-posting my article on the evening I spent with Nancy in 2010. Sweet, witty and a diehard Dodgers fan, she’s a true treasure of the Dodger organization. Happy anniversary, Nancy!
For Dodgers organist Nancy Bea Hefley, it all comes...
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April 14, 2012
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April 14, 2012
Showtime is Coming to Chavez Ravine!
Somebody pinch me…quick. Did that really happen? Is the Wicked Witch of Los Angeles really dead? Twitter nearly exploded with euphoria from Dodger fans at about 8 p.m. on Tuesday night when it was revealed that Magic Johnson’s group (comprised of Magic, baseball executive Stan Kasten, money man Mark Walter of financial services firm Guggenheim Partners and Hollywood executive...
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March 28, 2012
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March 28, 2012
Decision on Ownership of the Dodgers Expected This Week
To describe the slow, grinding road toward the eventual sale of the Dodgers as tortuous would be too kind, but my friends, the end is in sight. The final three bidders have been identified, and per Bill Shaikin, a modified auction will take place with Frank McCourt selecting the eventual winner. The two parties then have until April 3o to close on the transaction.
While there...
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March 27, 2012
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March 27, 2012
Joe Mathews Discusses the Vin Scully Dilemma
One of my friends from high school, Joe Mathews,wrote an entertaining piece todayover at Zocalo Public Square on the future of Vin Scully. It’s a tongue-in-cheek memo from “the future” spelling out the potential tragedy of Vin’s ultimate retirement from the club and the need for public action to maximize the potential for a positive replacement. Here are...
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March 19, 2012
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March 19, 2012
“Trading Manny” Brings Back the Baseball Love
Loyal readers of this blog know that I’m a sucker for a great baseball book, and one that I’ve been looking forward to for some time just came out: “Trading Manny: How a Father and Son Learned to Love Baseball Again” by Jim Gullo.
The book is a heartwarming father and son story as father Jim struggles to answer his seven year old’s questions about why baseball players took...
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March 19, 2012
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March 19, 2012
The Richest Man in LA Joins Forces with Other Rich Guys in Bidding for Dodgers
Magic Johnson has to be bummed this evening as, per the all-knowing Bill Shaikin, Patrick Soon-Shiong (also known as the Richest Man in LA and part owner of the Los Angeles Lakers) has chosen to join billionaire Steve Cohen’s bid to buy the Dodgers. Cohen’s a relative unknown in LA, so adding Soon-Shiong adds some LA muscle to his bid, and most likely some added cash...
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March 18, 2012
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March 18, 2012
Checking in on the Departed 2011 Dodgers: From Barajas, Blake and Brox to Carroll, Kuo and Kuroda
On the eve of Spring Training for the Dodgers. I thought it would be fun to check in on some of the 2011 Dodger players that departed Chavez Ravine for (hopefully) greener pastures in 2012. As you will see, some of our old friends are embarking on new chapters, some are being reunited with old friends, while others are struggling to secure roster spots and keep their major...
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February 20, 2012
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February 20, 2012
Vin Scully Is My Homeboy Talks Matt Kemp
If you’re a Dodger fan, you probably read Roberto’s stuff from time to time. There is no better person for sourcing Dodger appearances or discovering hidden gems of content out there than Roberto from Vin Scully is My Homeboy. He has some great videos up from the MLB Fan Cave with Matt Kemp talking about the story behind some of his tattoos, thoughts on working out...
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February 15, 2012
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February 15, 2012
SooHoo Shows His Stuff to Dodger Fans
As our loyal readers know, we love learning a little about some of the great people behind the scenes with the Dodgers and, as amateur photographers, we really love the work of team shooter Jon SooHoo (plus he’s one of the nicest guys you will ever meet). Two seasons ago we had the honor of shadowing Jon for a game and seeing what his day to day life is like at Camelback...
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February 13, 2012
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February 13, 2012
We’re Back!
Hey there Dodger fans! Remember us? Well, it’s been a long off-season for the dodgerfan.net guys with real life getting in the way of us talking about the Dodgers, but we’re back, refreshed and ready for Spring Training! With new deals for the cornerstones of the franchise in Kershaw and Kemp, the second year of baseball under manager Don Mattingly plus a new ownership...
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February 13, 2012
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February 13, 2012
Merry Christmas to Every Dodger Fan Out There
Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas
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December 25, 2011
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December 25, 2011
It Truly is a November to Remember for Dodger Fans
Who would have thought when November first began that Dodger fans would have so much to be thankful for? It all began on November 2nd, when Frank McCourt agreed to sell the Dodgers. On Nove,ber 17, Clayton Kershaw won the National League Cy Young Award. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, Matt Kemp signed an eight year, $160 milion deal on November 18. Really, can it get much...
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November 22, 2011
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November 22, 2011
Dreams Do Come True: McCourt Agrees to Sell Dodgers
I had a little extra kick in my step when I bounded out of the house this morning. Was it Christmas? Nope. My birthday? Nah. In many ways, it was both of those things combined. It was suddenly remembering the news from the night before: Major League Baseball and Frank McCourt had agreed to sell the Los Angeles Dodgers and its assets at auction. Even better, MLB hoped to have a...
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November 03, 2011
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November 03, 2011
Talkin’ Dodger Baseball with NPR
Here at dodgerfan_net, we’re always happy to speak to media outlets about the Dodgers, but I was particualrly thrilled and honored to get a call from my favorite NPR affiliate, KCRW-FM, asking if I could seak with them about the current state of the Dodger organization. The segment aired in the local news portion of ”Morning Edition” (in keeping with the...
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October 28, 2011
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October 28, 2011
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