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Celebrity Dodger Fans: From Frank Sinatra to Alyssa Milano

February 17, 2008 By

 

Back in the day, Tommy Lasorda’s clubhouse office was well known as the place where celebrities and athletes rubbed elbows. The office walls were covered with shots of Tommy with his pals, and it certainly wasn’t uncommon to see Frank Sinatra in the Clubhouse before a game.

Today, one of the biggest celebrity fans of the Dodgers is season ticket holder and actress Alyssa Milano. Now I know what you’re thinking, but Alyssa really is passionate about her team, and has a blog to prove it (well, I guess having a blog doesn’t prove anything, but her content does). Check it out here. She also did some post-season work with TBS’ “Hot Corner” broadband service and has launched her own clothing line for female baseball fans…and I’m certainly not against having more ladies out at the ballpark!

I’m sure Alyssa’s blog will kick into high gear once Spring Training and the regular season start, and recommend checking it out. Unlike Frank, she’s got an interesting take on the Dodgers, and at DodgerFan.net, we’re all about supporting great blogs and points of view.

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Dodgers take a shot at the record with historic Coliseum game

February 16, 2008 By

 

 

Looks like the Dodgers exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox on March 29 sold out in under an hour – not bad for 90,000+ seats!  DodgerFan.net scored four seats to the historic game, and you better believe we’re going to be there (even though our seats are a long, long, long ways away in left field).  If the Coliseum folks can find away to squeeze a few more seats in, they’ll be able to break the record for most people ever at a professional baseball game.

 

According to the Baseball Almanac, it was October 6, 1959 when the LA Coliseum played host to the Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox with 92,706 in the stands during game five of the World Series.  Check out the 1959 roster…this team was stacked with legends like Koufax, Drysdale, Podres, Hodges, Wills, Zimmer, Furillo, Snyder…the list goes on.  Needless to say, LA won that Series 4-2.  Hopefully the Dodgers will bring back some of the guys from the ’59 team for this special game.

 

Of course, DodgerFan.net will be on hand to document the game for those who can’t make it.  If you’re lucky enough to be going, leave a comment and we’ll invite you the inugural DodgerFan.net pre-game tailgate! 

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My ideal Dodgers lineup for 2008: The Position Players

February 1, 2008 By

So with the first Spring Training game exactly four weeks from today, I figured this was as good a time as any to unveil my ideal lineup of position players, given how things stand now.  This is the first in a series of posts on this topic, so get ready for future posts, including The Starters, The Relievers and The Bench.  And now, without further adeau…

Furcal SS
Ethier LF
Kemp RF

Jones CF
Kent 2B
Loney 1B
Martin C
Garciaparra/LaRoche 3B (I do think Nomar will start, but they will split time)

I really love this lineup for so many reasons: Furcal is a natural leadoff hitter with fantastic speed.  Eithier’s OBP is above average, and I think he could have a great third year as a pro. Kemp’s power makes him my pick for Dodgers MVP in 2008.  This guy is going to be incredible after his off-season efforts. Andruw Jones’ cleanup potential has been desperately needed by LA, and he will kick some serious ass.  Remember, during his “down year” of 2007, he hit more home runs than any Dodger on the roster.  All of us here at DodgerFan are huge Jeff Kemp fans, and loyal readers know we consider him the heart and soul of the team.  Hopefully this future HOFer will avoid the injury bug as he continues his run as the best second baseman of all time.  Welcome back Jeff!  Loney proved he deserved to start last year, and is a good team player.  Putting Martin in the seven spot was tough…the guy is clutch and one of the best young catcher in baseball, but I love letting Loney get on base before Kemp comes to the plate, as I think this will generate a ton more runs.  Last but not least I think we’re in for another year of the Nomar/LaRoche platoon.  Nomar will most certainly be a “jack of all trades” player again this year, spending time at 1st, 3rd and the outfield, but he’s a veteran leader and we all know these Dodgers need veteran leadership!

Still, the elephant in the closet remains, what happens to Juan Pierre?  Can the Dodgers afford to keep him on the bench with that big contract?  I’ve got some more thoughts on Juan, but I’ll save it for another post.

Now it’s your turn – share your lineups!

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